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Quest Charter School Academy

Public, Charter Grades

Summary

Quest Charter School Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 5-12 in Peoria, Illinois, which is part of the Peoria School District 150. With 393 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past several years, currently ranking 627 out of 697.

The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and lower-than-average graduation rates. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 6.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 14.2% for the district and 31.1% for the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rate reached 51.6% in the same year, much higher than the district (17.7%) and state (41.2%) averages. While the school's four-year graduation rate has improved, it is still lower than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Peoria School District 150, such as Rolling Acres Middle School and Peoria High School, Quest Charter School Academy generally performs worse on academic measures, has higher chronic absenteeism, and lower graduation rates. The school's high percentage of low-income students, combined with its low test scores and high chronic absenteeism, suggest that it may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

399

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2503 N University St
Peoria, IL 61604-2601

(309) 402-0030

District: Peoria School District 150

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.4%

Hispanic:

13.8%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (5% vs 33% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Illinois average (6% vs 3%)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 26% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school5%

District avg14%

Illinois avg33%

Not ranked this year

Quest Charter School Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	1322 of 1363	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1202 of 1367	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1097 of 1369	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1073 of 1241	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1196 of 1356	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1197 of 1293	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1086 of 1293	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	1210 of 1294	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1094 of 1302	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	1018 of 1322	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	782 of 1367	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.6	716 of 1365	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	18.7	525 of 548	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	436 of 569	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	461 of 573	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	278 of 385	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	468 of 565	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	459 of 511	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	1159 of 1251	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1086 of 1275	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	887 of 1286	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	852 of 1017	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1044 of 1276	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1154 of 1226	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	33.3	440 of 639	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	1124 of 1219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1005 of 1234	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	925 of 1221	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	834 of 1019	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1050 of 1217	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1078 of 1161	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	9.6	1249 of 1264	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1153 of 1292	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1128 of 1286	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	977 of 1048	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1211 of 1296	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1093 of 1223	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	12.3	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	627 of 697	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	650 of 699	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	560 of 699	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	627 of 688	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	584 of 701	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	598 of 647	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	582 of 642	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	567 of 643	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	272 of 301	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.3	88 of 294	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	25.8	226 of 281	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	158 of 299	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	201 of 253	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	585 of 664	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	581 of 656	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	580 of 658	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	605 of 665	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	580 of 620	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	542 of 639	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	599 of 644	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	526 of 626	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	550 of 639	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	556 of 585	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	12.6	608 of 668	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	647 of 668	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	443 of 664	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	585 of 653	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	480 of 675	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	554 of 619	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2021)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2021)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)31st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)5th percentile~ school

African American (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2024)29th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)12th percentile~ school

Male (2024)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2023-2024) ?

Science19%-34 vs state

English Language Arts6%-25 vs state

Mathematics0%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Quest Charter School Academy

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking ()	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
SEAPCO Academy	Public	4812 Pfeiffer Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Special Educ Assoc of Peoria County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 634-2209	8	.0	(n/a)
Seapco Central	Public	4812 Pfeiffer Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Special Educ Assoc of Peoria County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 697-0880	3	.0	(n/a)
Rogers Academy	Public	109 Rogers Rd	North Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Tazewell-Mason Cntys Sp Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 347-5164	4	.0	(n/a)
WCSEA-Riverview	Public	1421 Spring Bay Rd	East Peoria	61611	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	2	.0	(n/a)
WCSEA Black Partridge Pub Day Pro	Public	110 Fandel Rd	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	7	.0	(n/a)
Wcsea-Gh-4-8	Public	103 Warrior Way	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	2	.0	(n/a)
Schramm Education Center	Public	300 Cedar St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Tazewell-Mason Cntys Sp Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 346-1186	16	.0	(n/a)
Wcsea-Mths-9-12	Public	101 W Madison St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	5	.0	(n/a)
Wcsea-Mgs	Public	815 E Chatham St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	3	.0	(n/a)
WCSEA Eureka Intensive ECE	Public	109 W Cruger Ave	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	1	.0	(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Quest Charter School Academy

How many students attend Quest Charter School Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 399 students attended Quest Charter School Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Quest Charter School Academy?

Students at Quest Charter School Academy are 68% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Quest Charter School Academy in?

Peoria School District 150

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
SEAPCO Academy	Public		4812 Pfeiffer Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Special Educ Assoc of Peoria County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 634-2209	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Seapco Central	Public		4812 Pfeiffer Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Special Educ Assoc of Peoria County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 697-0880	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rogers Academy	Public		109 Rogers Rd	North Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Tazewell-Mason Cntys Sp Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 347-5164	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WCSEA-Riverview	Public		1421 Spring Bay Rd	East Peoria	61611	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WCSEA Black Partridge Pub Day Pro	Public		110 Fandel Rd	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wcsea-Gh-4-8	Public		103 Warrior Way	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Schramm Education Center	Public		300 Cedar St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Tazewell-Mason Cntys Sp Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 346-1186	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wcsea-Mths-9-12	Public		101 W Madison St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wcsea-Mgs	Public		815 E Chatham St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WCSEA Eureka Intensive ECE	Public		109 W Cruger Ave	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)