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Peoria High School

Public Grades 9-12

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Peoria High School is a public high school in Peoria, Illinois, serving 1,483 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Peoria School District 150, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 769 out of 811 school districts in Illinois. Peoria High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 594 and 669 over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peoria High School significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide. Similarly, only 3.1% were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 39.3% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate of 89% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average. Additionally, Peoria High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 45.3% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Peoria High School to the nearby Manual High School and Quest Charter School Academy, which are also part of the Peoria School District 150, the academic performance and other key metrics are similarly low across all three schools, suggesting that the challenges faced by Peoria High School are not unique but rather systemic within the district. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as for English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

1,541

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,267

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1615 N North St
Peoria, IL 61604-4131

(309) 672-6630

District: Peoria School District 150

Feeder schools for Peoria High School:

Elementary:	Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
	Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
	Franklin Primary School
	Glen Oak Community Learning Center
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	Hines Primary School
	Whittier Primary School
Middle:	Harold B Dawson Middle School
	Sterling Middle School
	Von Steuben Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.9%

Hispanic:

14.5%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (76% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg25%

Illinois avg48%

669^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Peoria School District 150

769^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	669 of 698	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	629 of 697	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	660 of 699	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	632 of 699	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	594 of 688	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	616 of 701	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	581 of 647	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	578 of 642	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	562 of 643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	589 of 614	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	606 of 670	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	583 of 670	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	598 of 665	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	565 of 655	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	532 of 643	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	568 of 632	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	550 of 624	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	560 of 612	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	556 of 596	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	527 of 590	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	529 of 592	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.6	499 of 586	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	310 of 323	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	270 of 299	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	274 of 301	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	205 of 294	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	199 of 253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	452 of 491	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	242 of 429	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	269 of 284	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	192 of 217	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	114 of 151	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	662 of 685	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	603 of 664	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	624 of 656	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	602 of 658	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	558 of 639	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	584 of 665	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	574 of 620	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	347 of 366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	317 of 336	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	328 of 333	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	321 of 335	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	292 of 317	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	270 of 317	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	270 of 291	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	644 of 672	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	578 of 639	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	602 of 644	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	566 of 626	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	532 of 611	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	572 of 639	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	509 of 585	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	651 of 685	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	602 of 668	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	641 of 668	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	596 of 664	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	555 of 653	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	590 of 675	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	529 of 619	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	205 of 211	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	169 of 182	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	163 of 163	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	165 of 170	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	111 of 160	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	141 of 165	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	447 of 527	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	326 of 482	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	171 of 453	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	236 of 374	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	555 of 564	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	396 of 554	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	541 of 557	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	528 of 560	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	375 of 553	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	489 of 552	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	454 of 548	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)53rd percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-41 vs state

English Language Arts7%-44 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peoria High School	Public	9-12	1615 N North St	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6630	1,541	74	20.8	85.9%	149 (9.7%)	1,000 (64.9%)	224 (14.5%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	149 (9.7%)	5.5	669^th of 698 public high schools	4.2%		12.6	629^th of 697 public high schools	9.8%	40	20.4	9.9	5.6	5.9	14.2	7.9	7.4	3.1	7.8													100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,267	$1,647	$13,620
Knoxville Center Student Success	Public	9-12	2628 N Knoxville Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 439-0000	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Knoxville Safe School Program	Public	9-12	2628 N Knoxville Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 439-0000	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodruff Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	1800 NE Perry Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 672-6665	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greeley Alternative School	Public	6-12	3202 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 282-1919	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Peoria Regional High School	Public	9-12	908 N Sterling Ave	West Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 495-6800	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Manual High School	Public	9-12	811 S Griswold St	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6600	731	44	16.6	89.7%	66 (9.0%)	485 (66.3%)	133 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	5.6	668^th of 698 public high schools	4.3%		12.5	631^st of 697 public high schools	9.5%	37	16.2	17.4	3.6	1.2	13.4	19.0	4.5	2.2	5.3													98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.0	98.4	98.3	97.2	$18,930	$2,047	$16,883
Peoria Heights High School	Public	9-12	508 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 686-8803	215	20	10.8	66.5%	115 (53.5%)	53 (24.7%)	16 (7.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)	15.1	588^th of 698 public high schools	15.8%		21.2	536^th of 697 public high schools	23.1%	52	39.3	31.9	3.6	12.8	23.2	19.6	28.6	11.9	16.7													100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,872	$585	$16,286
East Peoria High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Washington St	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria CHSD 309	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 694-8300	823	57	14.4	56.3%	665 (80.8%)	30 (3.6%)	57 (6.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.0%)	35.6	479^th of 698 public high schools	31.4%		40	390^th of 697 public high schools	44.0%	89	45.5	40.7	26.1	19.1	34.5	33.3	44.3	26.3	36.6													98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.1	96.8	$19,342	$615	$18,727
Rolling Acres Middle School	Public	5-12	5617 N Merrimac Ave	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 689-1100	321	25	12.7	72.3%	77 (24.0%)	164 (51.1%)	35 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.8%)								(n/a)										22.4	30.3	38.8	18.8	21.8	33.3	27.1	18.4	8.3	29.1	16.1	17.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	73.4	$17,953	$2,619	$15,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Peoria High School

What is the racial makeup of Peoria High School?

Students at Peoria High School are 65% African American, 15% Hispanic, 10% White, 10% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Peoria High School?

Peoria High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
Elementary : Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
Elementary : Franklin Primary School
Elementary : Glen Oak Community Learning Center
Elementary : Hines Primary School
Elementary : Whittier Primary School
Middle : Harold B Dawson Middle School
Middle : Sterling Middle School
Middle : Von Steuben Middle School

How many students attend Peoria High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,541 students attended Peoria High School.

Is Peoria High School a good school?

Peoria High School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Peoria High School in?

Peoria School District 150

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