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Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a public school in Peoria, Illinois, serving 162 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Pleasant Hill School District 69, which is ranked 704 out of 811 districts in the state.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, Pleasant Hill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 42.3% in recent years, and very low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, only 37.3% of students were proficient in ELA and just 9.5% were proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, the stark contrast in performance is evident. For example, Monroe Elementary, just 1.5 miles away, outperforms Pleasant Hill by a wide margin, with 66.9% proficiency in ELA and 54.3% in Math in 2024-2025. This suggests that the issues at Pleasant Hill Elementary are deeply entrenched and require a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's persistent underperformance.

164

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,810

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3717 W Malone St
Peoria, IL 61605-1263

(309) 637-6829

District: Pleasant Hill School District 69

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Limestone Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

African American:

33.5%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 36th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Illinois avg46%

Elementary school

1,651^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

790^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

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704^th of 811Pleasant Hill School District 69 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
2025	20.7	1651 of 2056	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1875 of 2067	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1990 of 2077	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1342 of 2082	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1300 of 1948	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1837 of 2086	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1771 of 2037	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	1738 of 2044	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1776 of 2046	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1942 of 2052	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	45.2	1208 of 2093	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.7	1578 of 2167	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	59.2	1057 of 2166	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	1111 of 2147	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.3	1676 of 2139	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	1700 of 2120	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	1612 of 2092	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	1644 of 2095	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	1581 of 2086	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.3	1507 of 2022	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.4	1650 of 2030	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	70.4	685 of 2020	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2021	33.7	1068 of 1680	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1769 of 2019	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1757 of 1964	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1330 of 1800	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1623 of 1793	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1706 of 1808	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	49.6	785 of 1763	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	895 of 1514	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1486 of 1816	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1376 of 1765	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1413 of 1947	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1983 of 1984	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1725 of 2019	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1624 of 1972	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	6.1	1394 of 1419	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1152 of 1425	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1122 of 1308	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1432 of 1462	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1442 of 1463	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	790 of 1368	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	976 of 1363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	965 of 1367	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1007 of 1369	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1054 of 1241	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1100 of 1356	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	967 of 1293	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	1091 of 1293	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1148 of 1294	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1071 of 1302	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.5	710 of 1322	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	980 of 1367	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	1028 of 1365	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	896 of 1344	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.6	990 of 1327	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.5	920 of 1318	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	867 of 1293	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.9	1096 of 1287	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.6	779 of 1272	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.8	810 of 1209	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.3	835 of 1204	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.0	894 of 1185	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1090 of 1248	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	850 of 1286	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	891 of 1017	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1006 of 1276	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	908 of 1226	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	486 of 1229	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	796 of 1219	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	860 of 1234	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	702 of 1221	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	907 of 1019	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	886 of 1217	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	719 of 1161	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	880 of 1292	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	907 of 1048	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	986 of 1296	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	717 of 895	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	810 of 898	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	782 of 813	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	897 of 905	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	867 of 889	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2021)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2023)32nd percentile~ school

White (2023)20th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science47%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	% Pneumococcal (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	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	20.7	1651^st of 2056 public elementary schools	19.7%		14.3	1875^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.3%	224		47.4	25.0	28.6		50.0		47.4	37.3	6.3	0.0		17.4		5.3	9.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	8.2	27.1	$17,810	$1,749	$16,061
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%)	9.8	1952^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.4	2027^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.9%	75	4.2	4.8	29.8	20.0	8.3	8.3	16.2	31.8	18.3	23.4	11.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.2	94.9	95.2	95.2	95.2	38.7	95.4	95.4		18.0	$16,724	$2,053	$14,672
Annie Jo Gordon Community Lrning 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%)	9.1	1972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.3	2001^st of 2067 public elementary schools	3.2%	29	7.1	12.0	8.1	24.1	5.4	17.4	28.3	43.1	20.4	17.7	19.0	1.8	2.2	4.3	5.9	9.1	88.7	91.0	91.0	91.0	26.3	90.3	89.2		21.0	$16,367	$2,453	$13,914
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5137 W Cisna Rd	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Monroe School District 70	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 697-3120	274	21	13.0	44.9%	229 (83.6%)	9 (3.3%)	16 (5.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	79.8	401^st of 2056 public elementary schools	80.5%		78.9	394^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.9%	7	57.6	69.6	58.6	78.8	66.7	67.7	53.6	75.0	66.9	72.4	60.6	56.3	35.5	50.0	50.0	54.3	89.5	91.0	91.0	91.0	98.9	91.0	91.8		32.6	$13,568	$660	$12,908
Norwood Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 S Main St	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Norwood Education Service District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 697-6312	224	20	11.2	61.6%	176 (78.6%)	19 (8.5%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	20.9	1645^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.2	1703^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	17.6%	58			28.6	35.1					31.9	22.9	18.9					20.8	96.5	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.5	95.9	96.5			$14,063	$1,694	$12,370
Bartonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6000 S Adams St	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Bartonville School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 697-3253	204	27	7.5	55.4%	139 (68.1%)	18 (8.8%)	11 (5.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (16.2%)	22.3	1611^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.6%		26	1515^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.7%	96	14.3	23.1	37.0	42.9	23.8	27.8	48.1	20.0	34.9	11.5	23.8	19.0	16.7	14.8	6.7	15.6	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	12.4	28.7	$19,762	$1,817	$17,946
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)			36.6						36.6	42.5						42.5	94.3	95.5	95.5	95.5	98.0	94.3	93.4	16.0		$18,664	$928	$17,735
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%)	6.2	2035^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.2	2063^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.2%	28	3.0	7.0	7.7	3.0	22.4	6.3	10.1	15.0	10.7	14.1	4.5	4.5	0.0	1.5	3.4	5.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	28.6	97.1	96.8		26.7	$15,341	$2,155	$13,186
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%)	24.4	1572^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.5%		18.5	1723^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.6%	151			42.1	23.6					34.1	30.3	16.4					24.2	96.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.5	97.2	96.6			$14,565	$1,803	$12,762
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%)	12	1875^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.8%		13	1939^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.2%	64			25.8	13.8					19.8	22.7	7.7					15.3	95.7	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	95.1			$16,317	$2,523	$13,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School.

Is Pleasant Hill Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School are 46% White, 34% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Limestone Community High School

What district is Pleasant Hill Elementary School in?

Pleasant Hill School District 69

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