Is Reservoir Gifted School a good school?

Yes! Reservoir Gifted School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Reservoir Gifted School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 292 students attended Reservoir Gifted School.

What is the racial makeup of Reservoir Gifted School?

Students at Reservoir Gifted School are 61% White, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Reservoir Gifted School

Summary:

Reservoir Gifted School is a public middle school located in Peoria, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 277 students. Despite being part of the low-performing Peoria School District 150, Reservoir Gifted School has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in the state, ranking within the top 10 for the past several years.

Reservoir Gifted School significantly outperforms the Peoria School District 150 and the state of Illinois in academic assessments, with 93.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 81.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 17.7% and 12% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state, respectively. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top 1-10 middle schools in Illinois for African American, Hispanic, White, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Reservoir Gifted School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1% to 11% over the past few years, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

The nearby middle schools within the Peoria School District 150, such as Mark W Bills, Sterling, Harold B Dawson, and Von Steuben, perform significantly lower than Reservoir Gifted School across all academic metrics, with proficiency rates ranging from 9% to 31% in English Language Arts and 0% to 25% in Mathematics. This highlights the exceptional performance of Reservoir Gifted School within the district. The school's success within a low-performing district also suggests the possibility of replicating its effective practices and strategies to improve educational outcomes in other underperforming schools and districts.

Detail:

Public 5-8

3706 N Grand Blvd
Peoria, IL 61614-7840

(309) 672-6563

District: Peoria School District 150

SchoolDigger Rank:
7^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,413

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 292

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

13.7%

Two or more races:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Reservoir Gifted School ranks better than 99.5% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Peoria School District 150! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.2. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Reservoir Gifted School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (61%), African American (13.7%), two or more races (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Peoria School District 150. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reservoir Gifted School is 17.6, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Peoria School District 150! (See more...)

Compare Reservoir Gifted School employs 16.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reservoir Gifted School is $13,413, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Peoria School District 150!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reservoir Gifted School:

SchoolDigger ranks Reservoir Gifted School 7^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Reservoir Gifted School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Peoria School District 150:

SchoolDigger ranks Peoria School District 150 773^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Reservoir Gifted School

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Rank History for all students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	97.29	1^st	1185	99.9%
2004	96.41	7^th	1204	99.4%
2005	95.69	1^st	1209	99.9%
2006	93.78	3^rd	1272	99.8%
2007	93.18	5^th	1287	99.6%
2008	92.67	5^th	1293	99.6%
2009	92.39	4^th	1318	99.7%
2010	92.13	6^th	1327	99.5%
2011	92.40	6^th	1344	99.6%
2012	92.55	7^th	1365	99.5%
2013	97.94	5^th	1367	99.6%
2014	97.82	3^rd	1322	99.8%
2015	99.74	7^th	1302	99.5%
2016	99.19	10^th	1294	99.2%
2017	97.79	25^th	1293	98.1%
2018	99.18	10^th	1293	99.2%
2019	97.98	20^th	1356	98.5%
2021	99.74	8^th	1241	99.4%
2022	99.76	2^nd	1369	99.9%
2023	99.22	7^th	1367	99.5%
2024	99.20	7^th	1363	99.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	94.44	5^th	184	97.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.83	3^rd	1161	99.7%
2019	99.59	4^th	1217	99.7%
2021	100.00	1^st	1019	99.9%
2022	99.99	1^st	1221	99.9%
2023	99.92	2^nd	1234	99.8%
2024	99.95	2^nd	1219	99.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.18	11^th	1226	99.1%
2019	98.31	7^th	1276	99.5%
2021	99.62	5^th	1017	99.5%
2022	99.65	3^rd	1286	99.8%
2023	97.18	21^st	1275	98.4%
2024	97.80	10^th	1251	99.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.37	8^th	1223	99.3%
2019	96.02	36^th	1296	97.2%
2021	99.37	10^th	1048	99.0%
2022	99.65	5^th	1286	99.6%
2023	99.47	5^th	1292	99.6%
2024	99.52	5^th	1264	99.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	99.56	4^th	565	99.3%
2022	100.00	2^nd	573	99.7%
2024	99.99	1^st	548	99.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	99.78	3^rd	639	99.5%
2021	100.00	1^st	517	99.8%
2022	99.98	1^st	662	99.8%

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Rank History for White students at Reservoir Gifted School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.60	11^th	889	98.8%
2019	95.47	15^th	905	98.3%
2021	99.39	5^th	813	99.4%
2022	99.44	1^st	898	99.9%
2023	97.62	8^th	895	99.1%
2024	97.05	9^th	875	99.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Reservoir Gifted School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1995	206	9	17	4	1	n/a	n/a	237
1996	206	9	17	4	1	n/a	n/a	237
1997	210	12	13	2	1	n/a	n/a	238
1998	203	10	18	3	0	n/a	n/a	234
1999	194	15	25	4	0	n/a	n/a	238
2000	182	11	32	3	0	n/a	n/a	228
2001	191	14	26	4	0	n/a	n/a	235
2002	197	11	23	8	0	n/a	n/a	239
2003	197	11	23	8	0	n/a	n/a	239
2004	190	16	25	8	0	n/a	n/a	239
2005	188	20	24	8	0	n/a	n/a	240
2006	189	15	29	7	0	n/a	n/a	240
2007	178	17	35	6	0	n/a	n/a	236
2008	178	17	34	5	0	n/a	n/a	234
2009	167	28	35	4	0	n/a	n/a	234
2010	167	29	33	2	0	n/a	n/a	231
2011	160	21	29	8	0	1	20	239
2012	176	25	23	8	0	1	24	257
2013	195	23	25	11	0	1	29	284
2014	180	22	24	15	0	2	31	274
2015	189	23	25	13	2	1	29	282
2016	185	17	25	18	1	2	27	275
2017	196	38	21	24	0	2	28	309
2018	186	42	15	29	0	1	26	299
2019	173	44	17	34	0	1	33	302
2020	175	45	20	27	0	0	35	302
2021	178	37	15	28	0	0	40	298
2022	170	40	17	24	0	0	34	285
2023	174	39	10	21	0	0	33	277
2024	178	40	7	31	0	0	36	292

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Reservoir Gifted School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	237	12.0	19.8	n/a
1996	237	12.0	19.8	n/a
1997	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1998	234	12.0	19.5	n/a
1999	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
2000	228	12.0	19.0	n/a
2001	235	12.0	19.6	n/a
2002	239	11.0	21.7	9.2
2003	239	11.0	21.7	9.2
2004	239	11.0	21.7	9.6
2005	240	12.0	20.0	4.2
2006	240	12.0	20.0	7.5
2007	236	13.0	18.2	11.4
2008	234	13.0	18.0	15
2009	234	13.0	18.0	13.7
2010	231	14.0	16.5	18.2
2011	239	14.0	17.0	19.2
2012	257	16.4	15.6	22.2
2013	284	15.7	17.9	17.6
2014	274	15.0	18.2	23
2015	282	14.0	20.1	22.3
2016	275	16.0	17.1	16
2017	309	14.3	21.5	23.6
2018	299	14.3	20.8	21.1
2019	302	13.5	22.3	22.2
2020	302	14.5	20.8	26.8
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	285	15.2	18.6	25.3
2023	277	16.5	16.7	26
2024	292	16.5	17.6	31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Reservoir Gifted School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	237	12.0	19.8	n/a
1996	237	12.0	19.8	n/a
1997	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1998	234	12.0	19.5	n/a
1999	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
2000	228	12.0	19.0	n/a
2001	235	12.0	19.6	n/a
2002	239	11.0	21.7	9.2
2003	239	11.0	21.7	9.2
2004	239	11.0	21.7	9.6
2005	240	12.0	20.0	4.2
2006	240	12.0	20.0	7.5
2007	236	13.0	18.2	11.4
2008	234	13.0	18.0	15
2009	234	13.0	18.0	13.7
2010	231	14.0	16.5	18.2
2011	239	14.0	17.0	19.2
2012	257	16.4	15.6	22.2
2013	284	15.7	17.9	17.6
2014	274	15.0	18.2	23
2015	282	14.0	20.1	22.3
2016	275	16.0	17.1	16
2017	309	14.3	21.5	23.6
2018	299	14.3	20.8	21.1
2019	302	13.5	22.3	22.2
2020	302	14.5	20.8	26.8
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	285	15.2	18.6	25.3
2023	277	16.5	16.7	26
2024	292	16.5	17.6	31.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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