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Manual High School

Public Grades 9-12
668th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 698 Illinois High Schools
Better than 4% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Manual High School is a public high school located in Peoria, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 713 students. The school is part of the Peoria School District 150, which is ranked 769 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manual High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with a statewide ranking between 631-690 out of 697-699 high schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 4.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 26.3% in the Peoria School District 150. Manual High School also has a lower four-year graduation rate, ranging from 71.5% to 89.0% in recent years, and a higher dropout rate, fluctuating between 2.4% and 7.6%, than the state and district averages.

While Manual High School has a relatively high per-student spending of $19,622 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 17:1, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups in Illinois. In comparison, nearby schools like Peoria High School and Quest Charter School Academy, as well as Limestone Community High School and East Peoria High School, outperform Manual High School across various metrics.

731
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,930
Per pupil spending ?
89.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 811 S Griswold St
       Peoria, IL  61605-1458

(309) 672-6600

District: Peoria School District 150


Feeder schools for Manual High School:

Elementary:    Annie Jo Gordon Community Lrning Center
    Lincoln School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.3%
Hispanic:
18.2%
White:
9.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (72% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg25%
Illinois avg48%
668th of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Peoria School District 150
769th of 811Peoria School District 150 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20157.51294 of 13020.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.91284 of 13676.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.81315 of 13653.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.11173 of 134412.7%★☆☆☆☆
201012.61194 of 132710.0%★☆☆☆☆
20096.11246 of 13185.5%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.6668 of 6984.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.5631 of 6979.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.1656 of 6996.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.0690 of 6991.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.5635 of 6887.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.7655 of 7016.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.4612 of 6475.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.4597 of 6427.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.8579 of 64310.0%★☆☆☆☆
201516.0541 of 61411.9%★☆☆☆☆
20144.7621 of 6707.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20134.9615 of 6708.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.2628 of 6655.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.1621 of 6555.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.0593 of 6437.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.9597 of 6325.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.6603 of 6243.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.7566 of 6127.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.5574 of 5963.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20051.8561 of 5904.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.6550 of 5927.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.5552 of 5865.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.2290 of 32310.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8266 of 29911.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4283 of 3016.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5286 of 2942.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.7232 of 28117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.3248 of 29917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2225 of 25311.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.6326 of 49133.6%★★☆☆☆
202427.0261 of 42939.2%★★☆☆☆
202325.5363 of 42815.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.0266 of 2846.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.6158 of 24836.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.1201 of 2177.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.6141 of 18323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201842.964 of 15157.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.6658 of 6853.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.2613 of 6647.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.6619 of 6565.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.3642 of 6582.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.9587 of 6398.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.7624 of 6656.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.2577 of 6206.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20256.4355 of 3663.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202434.0210 of 33637.5%★★☆☆☆
202317.9293 of 33312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.2327 of 3352.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.3273 of 31713.9%★☆☆☆☆
20199.9309 of 3172.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.6256 of 29112.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.7642 of 6724.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.6570 of 63910.8%★☆☆☆☆
202311.5618 of 6444.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.7611 of 6262.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.8537 of 61112.1%★☆☆☆☆
201912.0594 of 6397.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.4565 of 5853.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.0650 of 6855.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.5596 of 66810.8%★☆☆☆☆
20239.1640 of 6684.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.2655 of 6641.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.5610 of 6536.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.5630 of 6756.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.6600 of 6193.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20253.3210 of 2110.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.0166 of 1702.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.7154 of 1540.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.7436 of 52717.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6367 of 48223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.1313 of 47634.2%★★☆☆☆
202231.2286 of 49342.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.3270 of 45340.4%★★☆☆☆
201929.6306 of 47335.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.2248 of 37433.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20244.5552 of 5540.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.7554 of 5570.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.8560 of 5600.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.9545 of 5531.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0550 of 5520.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.5547 of 5480.2%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
High school
Disabled (2025)34th percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school
White (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science5%-43 vs state
English Language Arts4%-47 vs state
Mathematics2%-37 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Manual High School.

Manual High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annie Jo Gordon Community Lrning Center
Elementary : Lincoln School

Students at Manual High School are 66% African American, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races.

Manual High School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Illinois high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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