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The Elise Ford Allen Academy

Q: Is The Elise Ford Allen Academy a good school?

The Elise Ford Allen Academy ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend The Elise Ford Allen Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended The Elise Ford Allen Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Elise Ford Allen Academy?

Students at The Elise Ford Allen Academy are 84% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% White.

Public Grades K-8

1720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

The Elise Ford Allen Academy is a K–8 school serving 642 students in Peoria, Illinois, in Peoria School District 150. In 2025–26, 19% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 7% in math. The most important concern is that both results were well below district and state levels: math trailed by 13 percentage points districtwide and 33 statewide, while ELA trailed by 13 and 37 points.

Compared with nearby K–8 schools, ELA is a relative strength: the academy’s 19% result was close to the peer average of 19%. Math is weaker locally: its 7% result was below the nearby-school average of 9% and was the lowest among the five schools compared. Both subjects improved from the previous year, with ELA rising 8 points and math rising 2 points. Chronic absenteeism also fell substantially, from 51% in 2021–22 to 29% in 2025–26, close to the district’s 30% rate, though above the state’s 24%.

SchoolDigger ranked the academy 1,720th of 1,737 Illinois schools in 2025–26, in the 1st percentile, with 0 stars; it was just ahead of Glen Oak Community Learning Center, ranked 1,725th and also in the 1st percentile. The academy’s 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 was the second highest among the 10 nearby schools listed. That year, 97% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among nearby same-district schools and second highest among all listed schools, behind Pleasant Valley Primary School at 98%. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 effectiveness ranking for Multi-racial students was in the 21st percentile, compared with the school’s overall ranking in the 1st percentile that year.

642

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,262

Per pupil spending ?

97.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1704 W Aiken Ave
Peoria, IL 61605-1701

(309) 672-6574

District: Peoria School District 150

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.6%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg27%

Illinois avg49%

1,720^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Peoria School District 150

688^th of 738Peoria 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	1720 of 1737	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	2035 of 2056	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2063 of 2067	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2067 of 2077	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2078 of 2082	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1915 of 1948	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2076 of 2086	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1985 of 2037	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	2028 of 2044	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	2045 of 2046	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	2045 of 2052	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	2088 of 2093	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	2152 of 2167	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	2023 of 2166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1651 of 2147	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.7	1358 of 2139	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	1195 of 2120	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	1152 of 2092	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.2	1468 of 2095	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1687 of 2086	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.4	1170 of 2022	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	1378 of 2030	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.8	1402 of 2020	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	647 of 688	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	646 of 655	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	669 of 692	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	675 of 684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	384 of 428	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	695 of 711	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	612 of 698	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	990 of 1049	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	876 of 886	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	897 of 907	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1905 of 1942	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1929 of 1942	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1937 of 1957	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1962 of 1970	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1647 of 1680	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	2012 of 2019	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1902 of 1964	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	989 of 1001	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	1773 of 1800	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1788 of 1793	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1796 of 1808	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1760 of 1763	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1481 of 1514	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1807 of 1816	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1715 of 1765	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1930 of 1947	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1953 of 1959	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1964 of 1984	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1961 of 1977	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1684 of 1707	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1995 of 2019	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1947 of 1972	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	95 of 120	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1255 of 1292	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1157 of 1195	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1132 of 1156	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1011 of 1113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1140 of 1194	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1363 of 1368	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1358 of 1363	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1360 of 1367	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1346 of 1369	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1218 of 1241	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1317 of 1356	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1251 of 1293	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1238 of 1293	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1266 of 1294	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1233 of 1302	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.3	1279 of 1322	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	1270 of 1367	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1091 of 1365	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.8	677 of 1344	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.5	512 of 1327	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	658 of 1318	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.4	873 of 1293	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.0	717 of 1287	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.5	980 of 1272	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.6	727 of 1209	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.4	876 of 1204	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.5	853 of 1185	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	562 of 574	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	541 of 548	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	554 of 569	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	554 of 573	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	357 of 385	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	523 of 565	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	444 of 511	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	648 of 694	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	664 of 674	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1232 of 1248	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1247 of 1251	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1259 of 1275	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1249 of 1286	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	997 of 1017	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1256 of 1276	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1168 of 1226	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1219 of 1229	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1213 of 1219	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1228 of 1234	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1192 of 1221	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1006 of 1019	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1163 of 1217	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1108 of 1161	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1266 of 1271	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1252 of 1264	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1283 of 1292	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1242 of 1286	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1038 of 1048	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1223 of 1296	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1172 of 1223	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	787 of 812	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	797 of 802	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	635 of 781	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-37 vs state

Mathematics7%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 1, 2011

This is probably the best school in Peoria district 150. It is an arts magnet school. They have the best staff in Peoria. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

At Roosevelt magnet the students come first I am one myself and I am graduating 8th grade 2 weeks prior from today, I have been in dance and drama advanced and have learned new things like how to perform different types of characters and have discovered different techniques I can use to stay in shape. Roosevelt has developed my dancer mind and body. My teachers are excellent! especially Mrs.Dodds my literature teacher she will push you to the limit and makes me do things that are hard to overcome but it is all for my benefit I have gained so much from her. All of my teachers have benefited and gave me hope and it shines through my work I will miss everything dearly - Thea Clark Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Elise Ford Allen Academy	Public	K-8	1704 W Aiken Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6574	642	41	15.5	97.0%	24 (3.7%)	537 (83.6%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.3%)	3.8	1720^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.2	2035^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.0%	315				26.2	18.0	25.9		26.2	18.9							6.9	97.8%		$15,262	$1,702	$13,560
Whittier Primary School	Public	K-4	1619 W Fredonia Ave	Peoria	61606	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6569	366	27	13.5	79.5%	75 (20.5%)	159 (43.4%)	75 (20.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.5%)	28.9	1203^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	30.7%		24.4	1572^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.5%	369			32.6	60.0					47.5	34.8	36.4					35.6	93%		$15,621	$1,605	$14,016
Franklin Primary School	Public	K-4	807 W Columbia Ter	Peoria	61606	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 682-2693	332	26	12.8	93.1%	34 (10.2%)	240 (72.3%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.7%)	10.9	1592^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	8.3%		12	1875^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.8%	283			20.4	42.2					32.7		18.8					17.7	100%		$17,834	$2,178	$15,656
Trewyn Primary School	Public	K-8	1419 S Folkers Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 672-6500	375	33	11.3	94.1%	30 (8.0%)	291 (77.6%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	8.1	1640^th of 1737 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.8	1952^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%	312				31.9	23.8			30.2	21.3	28.9						7.9	89.5%		$17,608	$1,957	$15,651
Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center	Public	K-8	2727 W Krause Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6522	542	43	12.6	92.3%	31 (5.7%)	297 (54.8%)	178 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	7.9	1645^th of 1737 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.1	1972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.1%	327	34.9			22.2	20.6	24.1	21.3	46.0	24.3	25.0	23.8					11.7	92.3%		$16,001	$1,540	$14,461
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3717 W Malone St	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Pleasant Hill School District 69	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 637-6829	164	14	11.7	95.1%	76 (46.3%)	55 (33.5%)	27 (16.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)									26.5								97.6%		$20,295	$2,206	$18,089
Multicultural Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	2612 N Bootz Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 672-6597	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	100%
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	Public	K-8	2100 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6518	794	44	17.9	91.7%	39 (4.9%)	452 (56.9%)	242 (30.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.1%)	3.2	1725^th of 1737 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.9	1999^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.8%	274	12.5	19.4	13.3	22.5	20.6	16.8	12.4	23.0	18.0	16.7		15.6				9.6	93.8%		$13,981	$1,267	$12,713
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School	Public	K-4	1907 W Forrest Hill Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6571	442	29	15.1	87.8%	50 (11.3%)	299 (67.6%)	50 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	10	1605^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.6%		14.5	1804^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.3%	199			27.1	38.3					32.2	20.0	22.9					21.3	90.4%		$15,601	$1,653	$13,948
Pleasant Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4623 W Red Bud Dr	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Pleasant Valley School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 673-6750	248	23	10.7	98.0%	49 (19.8%)	147 (59.3%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)								(n/a)			41.9						41.9	34.9						34.9	97.1%		$17,603	$1,746	$15,857

Frequently Asked Questions about The Elise Ford Allen Academy

What is the racial makeup of The Elise Ford Allen Academy?

Students at The Elise Ford Allen Academy are 84% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend The Elise Ford Allen Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended The Elise Ford Allen Academy.

Is The Elise Ford Allen Academy a good school?

The Elise Ford Allen Academy ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is The Elise Ford Allen Academy in?

Peoria School District 150

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