Summary:
Zip code 61614 has three elementary schools in Peoria School District 150, all serving kindergarten through grade 4: Hines Primary, Kellar Primary and Northmoor Primary. Together, their 2025–2026 proficiency averaged 54% in English Language Arts (ELA), compared with 56% statewide, and 42% in math, compared with 40% statewide. The area’s most important finding is that results vary considerably from school to school, especially between Kellar and Hines.
Kellar is the clear academic standout: 67% were proficient in ELA and 55% in math, respectively 11 and 16 points above the state. Northmoor also exceeded state results, with 60% in ELA and 45% in math—4 and 5 points above. Hines had the lowest rates, at 36% in ELA and 27% in math, 21 and 13 points below the state. Kellar led Hines by 31 points in ELA and 29 in math. SchoolDigger gave Kellar and Northmoor 3 stars and Hines 1 star; their statewide percentile rankings were 68th, 52nd and 12th, respectively.
All three schools improved in both subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. The schools’ average rose 7 points in ELA and 3 in math, while the state rose 3 and 1 points, respectively. However, SchoolDigger’s statewide percentiles declined from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026: Hines went from 16th to 12th, Kellar from 70th to 68th, and Northmoor from 57th to 52nd. The two higher-scoring schools offer a useful comparison: both enrolled 365 students, but Kellar’s student-teacher ratio was 14.7 versus Northmoor’s 13.5. Their free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 were 53% at Kellar and 63% at Northmoor; Hines was 89%. These are context, not explanations for achievement differences.
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