Summary:
ZIP code 47165 in Pekin, Indiana contains three public schools serving prekindergarten through 12th grade in the East Washington School Corp: East Washington Elementary School (PK–4, 506 students), East Washington Middle School (5–8, 418 students), and Eastern High School (9–12, 392 students), totaling 1,316 students. The district overall ranks 187 of 374 in Indiana — the 50th percentile with 3 stars — but that average hides wide differences among the three schools.
East Washington Elementary is the clear strength, ranking 194 of 1,015 elementary schools in 2025–26 (81st percentile, 4 stars), up from the 68th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24. Its all-grade proficiency is 55.88% in English language arts and 65.88% in math, well above the district's 41.89% and 41.35%. East Washington Middle ranked 278 of 486 (43rd percentile, 2 stars), down from 65th percentile and 3 stars, with all-grade math at 30.34% — below the district and with every tested grade under the state — though 5th grade social studies stands out at 56.25% versus the state's 47.2%. Eastern High ranked 315 of 415 (24th percentile, 1 star), down from 49th percentile and 2 stars; SAT evidence-based reading and writing fell from 53.68% to 31.25%, and SAT math from 22.11% to 7.5% against a state rate of 25.6%. Biology improved, from 27.08% to 37.14%, and the graduation rate is 90.4% versus the state's 89.7%.
Chronic absenteeism rises as performance falls: 19.7% at the elementary, 25.9% at the middle school, and 35.4% at the high school, compared with 26.3% districtwide and 16.7% statewide. Per-student spending is highest at the high school ($11,945) and lowest at the middle school ($9,515), while student-teacher ratios are lowest at the high school (13.0) and highest at the elementary (18.0). Note that the elementary and middle schools test with ILEARN while the high school uses SAT and end-of-course exams, so cross-level score comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
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