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Peoria Heights Grade School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1116th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 36% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Peoria Heights Grade School serves 488 students in pre-K through grade 8 in Peoria Heights, Illinois. Its latest results show a clear difference between subjects: English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is 47%, while grade 5 science proficiency is 52%. The clearest concern is mathematics: 17% of students were proficient, 22 points below the state.

Compared with the state and district, ELA is also below the state rate of 56% but matches the Peoria Heights CUSD 325 rate of 47%. Math matches the district’s 17% but is well below the state’s 40%. Grade 3 math stands out as a particular challenge: 25% were proficient, compared with 49% statewide; nearby Northmoor Primary School and Kellar Primary School reported 44% and 58%. There are brighter spots: grade 5 science was 52%, above the state’s 48%, and grade 5 ELA was 65%, 10 points above the state. However, grade 8 ELA was 33%, 30 points below the state.

ELA has improved, rising from 24% in 2023–24 to 47% in 2025–26, a 23-point increase. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 36th percentile with 2 stars, up 6 percentile points from the prior year; the district is at the 14th percentile with 1 star. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.1, below the nearby-school average of about 14, and 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of about 82%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show notable differences: its statewide percentile for Disabled Students was 67 in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 34 that year, while its percentile for African American Students fell from 63 in 2023–24 to 43 in 2024–25.

488
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,641
Per pupil spending ?
66.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98.5%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 500 E Glen Ave
       Peoria Heights, IL  61616-5106

(309) 686-8809

District: Peoria Heights CUSD 325


Students who attend Peoria Heights Grade School usually attend:

High:    Peoria Heights High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
53.9%
African American:
24.0%
Two or more races:
12.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,116th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
856th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
636th of 738Peoria Heights CUSD 325 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202634.01116 of 173735.8%★★☆☆☆
202529.41446 of 205629.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.21362 of 206734.1%★★☆☆☆
202324.01550 of 207725.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.21485 of 208228.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.11353 of 194830.5%★★☆☆☆
201926.31544 of 208626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.71380 of 203732.3%★★☆☆☆
201729.81412 of 204430.9%★★☆☆☆
201631.11395 of 204631.8%★★☆☆☆
201517.01789 of 205212.8%★☆☆☆☆
201437.31372 of 209334.4%★★☆☆☆
201345.61256 of 216742.0%★★☆☆☆
201255.81149 of 216647.0%★★☆☆☆
201166.0866 of 214759.7%★★★☆☆
201061.51009 of 213952.8%★★★☆☆
200936.01546 of 212027.1%★☆☆☆☆
200837.61498 of 209228.4%★☆☆☆☆
200734.71606 of 209523.3%★☆☆☆☆
200651.91266 of 208639.3%★★☆☆☆
200550.61220 of 202239.7%★★☆☆☆
200440.21407 of 203030.7%★★☆☆☆
200343.61330 of 202034.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.9391 of 68843.2%★★☆☆☆
202451.1243 of 65562.9%★★★☆☆
202344.5321 of 69253.6%★★★☆☆
202239.5367 of 68446.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.6241 of 42843.7%★★☆☆☆
201836.2423 of 69839.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202454.4294 of 88666.8%★★★☆☆
202352.3318 of 90764.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202642.9756 of 128641.2%★★☆☆☆
202530.51360 of 194230.0%★★☆☆☆
202432.01267 of 194234.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.71430 of 195726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.41442 of 197026.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.41196 of 168028.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.51704 of 201915.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.11378 of 196429.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202647.9483 of 100151.7%★★★☆☆
202540.01111 of 180038.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.8988 of 179344.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.51082 of 180840.2%★★☆☆☆
202230.51270 of 176328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202127.81162 of 151423.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.51259 of 181630.7%★★☆☆☆
201841.11027 of 176541.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202628.2972 of 131125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202528.91366 of 194729.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.41284 of 195934.5%★★☆☆☆
202322.91516 of 198423.6%★☆☆☆☆
202228.11350 of 197731.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.21317 of 170722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.61286 of 201936.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.81221 of 197238.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201921.570 of 8921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.957 of 7826.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202440.9635 of 119546.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.5534 of 115653.8%★★★☆☆
202244.5494 of 111355.6%★★★☆☆
202121.3596 of 6406.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.7757 of 119436.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.3333 of 76356.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202629.6870 of 114924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202521.81148 of 138917.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21201 of 139213.7%★☆☆☆☆
202311.91339 of 14195.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.31273 of 142510.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.61127 of 130813.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.91315 of 146210.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.51254 of 146314.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202624.3856 of 112624.0%★☆☆☆☆
202516.01196 of 136812.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.71129 of 136317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.31174 of 136714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.31017 of 136925.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.81029 of 124117.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.81160 of 135614.5%★☆☆☆☆
201860.5453 of 129365.0%★★★☆☆
201753.4537 of 129358.5%★★★☆☆
201648.8608 of 129453.0%★★★☆☆
201522.51032 of 130220.7%★☆☆☆☆
201441.2801 of 132239.4%★★☆☆☆
201345.3770 of 136743.7%★★☆☆☆
201276.6282 of 136579.3%★★★★☆
201178.9223 of 134483.4%★★★★☆
201077.7255 of 132780.8%★★★★☆
200957.6659 of 131850.0%★★★☆☆
200863.3564 of 129356.4%★★★☆☆
200761.2585 of 128754.5%★★★☆☆
200655.6666 of 127247.6%★★☆☆☆
200572.9356 of 120970.6%★★★★☆
200468.9420 of 120465.1%★★★☆☆
200372.9334 of 118571.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.8449 of 57421.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0503 of 5488.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.6531 of 5696.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.8399 of 57330.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.2370 of 69446.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.5491 of 63923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202343.2311 of 67453.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.21111 of 124811.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.31049 of 125116.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.11051 of 127517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.81019 of 128620.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.4919 of 10179.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.21130 of 127611.4%★☆☆☆☆
201859.4449 of 122663.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.8991 of 122919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0998 of 121918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1984 of 123420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.2740 of 122139.4%★★☆☆☆
202130.6727 of 101928.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.41081 of 121711.2%★☆☆☆☆
201871.1231 of 116180.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.51066 of 127116.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.81036 of 126418.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.51143 of 129211.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.7894 of 128630.5%★★☆☆☆
202121.7861 of 104817.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.11027 of 129620.8%★☆☆☆☆
201859.7410 of 122366.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.7643 of 81220.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7719 of 80210.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3606 of 80524.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.8505 of 79236.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.0864 of 8842.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.1827 of 8755.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.4856 of 8954.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.8829 of 8987.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.0788 of 8133.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.8887 of 9052.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201851.5409 of 88954.0%★★★☆☆
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
Disabled (2024)67th percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2024)47th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)21st percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)47th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
White (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science52%~ state avg
English Language Arts47%-9 vs state
Mathematics17%-22 vs state

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Peoria Heights Grade School ranks 1116th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Peoria Heights Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Peoria Heights High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Peoria Heights Grade School.

Students at Peoria Heights Grade School are 54% White, 24% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

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