Is Peoria High School a good school?

Peoria High School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Peoria High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,483 students attended Peoria High School.

What is the racial makeup of Peoria High School?

Students at Peoria High School are 67% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Peoria High School?

Peoria High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School Elementary : Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School Elementary : Franklin Primary School Elementary : Glen Oak Community Learning Center Elementary : Hines Primary School Elementary : Whittier Primary School Middle : Harold B Dawson Middle School Middle : Sterling Middle School Middle : Von Steuben Middle School

Peoria High School

Summary:

Peoria High School is a public high school in Peoria, Illinois, serving 1,447 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Peoria School District 150, which is ranked 773 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Peoria High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 594 and 660 over the past several years.

Peoria High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 1.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 4.6% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate than the state average, ranging from 66.8% to 77.5% over the past five years, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 4.7% to 12.5%. Additionally, Peoria High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.4% to 51.2%, compared to the state average.

Interestingly, Peoria High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 270 out of 299 Illinois high schools for African American students, 317 out of 336 for Hispanic students, and 396 out of 554 for White students. Compared to nearby schools, such as Manual High School and Quest Charter School Academy, Peoria High School's performance is generally lower, despite higher spending per student than the state average.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1615 N North St
Peoria, IL 61604-4131

(309) 672-6630

District: Peoria School District 150

SchoolDigger Rank:
629^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,956

Feeder schools for Peoria High School:

Elementary:	Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
	Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School
	Franklin Primary School
	Glen Oak Community Learning Center
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	Hines Primary School
	Whittier Primary School
Middle:	Harold B Dawson Middle School
	Sterling Middle School
	Von Steuben Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 1,483

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.6%

Hispanic:

13.7%

White:

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Peoria High School ranks worse than 90.2% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Peoria School District 150. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.61. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Peoria High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 Racial makeup is: African American (66.6%), Hispanic (13.7%), White (9.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peoria High School is 19.3. 6 high schools in the Peoria School District 150 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Peoria High School employs 76.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peoria High School is $15,956, which is the 3^rd highest among 4 high schools in the Peoria School District 150.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Peoria High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Peoria High School 629^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Peoria High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Peoria High School

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Rank History for all students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	16.65	499^th	586	14.8%
2004	10.04	529^th	592	10.6%
2005	10.13	527^th	590	10.7%
2006	4.42	556^th	596	6.7%
2007	5.47	560^th	612	8.5%
2008	9.12	550^th	624	11.9%
2009	6.99	568^th	632	10.1%
2010	18.70	532^nd	643	17.3%
2011	11.12	565^th	655	13.7%
2012	7.61	598^th	665	10.1%
2013	10.71	583^rd	670	13.0%
2014	6.71	606^th	670	9.6%
2015	10.84	589^th	614	4.1%
2016	15.94	562^nd	643	12.6%
2017	10.80	578^th	642	10.0%
2018	11.44	581^st	647	10.2%
2019	11.52	616^th	701	12.1%
2021	14.77	594^th	688	13.7%
2022	10.77	632^nd	699	9.6%
2023	8.95	660^th	699	5.6%
2024	12.61	629^th	697	9.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.66	135^th	154	12.3%
2019	16.57	141^st	165	14.5%
2021	26.10	111^th	160	30.6%
2022	7.46	165^th	170	2.9%
2023	4.86	163^rd	163	0.0%
2024	10.95	169^th	182	7.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.18	114^th	151	24.5%
2019	29.57	141^st	183	23.0%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	23.51	190^th	205	7.3%
2023	26.67	192^nd	217	11.5%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.68	236^th	374	36.9%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	45.57	171^st	453	62.3%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	21.07	375^th	476	21.2%
2024	27.27	326^th	482	32.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.59	509^th	585	13.0%
2019	14.95	572^nd	639	10.5%
2021	17.52	532^nd	611	12.9%
2022	15.25	566^th	626	9.6%
2023	12.72	602^nd	644	6.5%
2024	15.90	578^th	639	9.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	28.47	46^th	98	53.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.67	574^th	620	7.4%
2019	10.97	584^th	665	12.2%
2021	13.67	558^th	639	12.7%
2022	9.71	602^nd	658	8.5%
2023	9.13	624^th	656	4.9%
2024	12.84	603^rd	664	9.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.38	382^nd	428	10.7%
2024	31.57	242^nd	429	43.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.47	529^th	619	14.5%
2019	12.74	590^th	675	12.6%
2021	15.90	555^th	653	15.0%
2022	12.78	596^th	664	10.2%
2023	9.06	641^st	668	4.0%
2024	13.08	602^nd	668	9.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.33	199^th	253	21.3%
2019	24.44	234^th	299	21.7%
2021	24.92	229^th	281	18.5%
2022	28.13	205^th	294	30.3%
2023	21.45	274^th	301	9.0%
2024	23.42	270^th	299	9.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.94	270^th	291	7.2%
2019	19.47	270^th	317	14.8%
2021	16.55	292^nd	317	7.9%
2022	12.39	321^st	335	4.2%
2023	10.76	328^th	333	1.5%
2024	14.04	317^th	336	5.7%

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Rank History for White students at Peoria High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.92	454^th	548	17.2%
2019	18.13	489^th	552	11.4%
2021	29.95	375^th	553	32.2%
2022	12.56	528^th	560	5.7%
2023	8.40	541^st	557	2.9%
2024	27.79	396^th	554	28.5%

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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 Peoria High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	659	511	26	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1197
1989	675	478	32	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1189
1990	623	521	40	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1187
1991	612	503	38	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1158
1992	624	509	29	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	1166
1993	621	503	33	1	5	n/a	n/a	0	1163
1994	554	500	25	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1995	501	511	26	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	1052
1996	501	511	26	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	1052
1997	456	531	14	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1019
1998	455	515	16	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1999	436	482	15	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	946
2000	409	488	17	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	927
2001	414	545	14	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
2002	326	531	15	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
2003	326	531	15	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
2004	337	654	16	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	1021
2005	279	684	14	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	996
2006	243	789	11	20	1	n/a	n/a	1	1065
2007	204	758	9	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	989
2008	169	729	11	24	0	n/a	n/a	1	934
2009	184	829	9	27	1	n/a	n/a	5	1055
2010	130	636	10	26	0	n/a	n/a	1	803
2011	240	938	10	89	4	0	110	0	1391
2012	201	867	9	105	4	2	123	0	1311
2013	193	801	6	123	5	1	116	0	1245
2014	184	764	11	137	5	2	111	0	1214
2015	210	783	6	161	7	3	112	0	1282
2016	191	807	6	138	6	2	113	0	1263
2017	188	913	10	154	2	2	120	0	1389
2018	176	890	8	168	2	2	111	0	1357
2019	150	795	6	175	1	3	100	0	1230
2020	129	777	3	183	4	2	107	0	1205
2021	154	930	4	198	4	2	127	0	1419
2022	176	969	5	215	6	4	143	0	1518
2023	142	949	6	203	7	4	136	0	1447
2024	137	987	9	203	8	4	135	0	1483

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 Peoria High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1197	71.6	16.7	n/a
1989	1189	67.2	17.6	n/a
1990	1187	68.0	17.4	n/a
1991	1158	68.3	16.9	n/a
1992	1166	67.0	17.4	n/a
1993	1163	68.0	17.1	n/a
1994	1086	60.0	18.1	n/a
1995	1052	61.7	17.1	n/a
1996	1052	61.7	17.1	n/a
1997	1019	60.0	17.0	n/a
1998	1004	61.0	16.5	n/a
1999	946	63.0	15.0	n/a
2000	927	59.1	15.7	n/a
2001	983	59.3	16.6	n/a
2002	883	61.0	14.5	43.6
2003	883	61.0	14.5	43.6
2004	1021	62.0	16.5	50.9
2005	996	60.3	16.5	57
2006	1065	58.2	18.3	61.6
2007	989	56.0	17.7	67.6
2008	934	46.0	20.3	65.9
2009	1055	66.8	15.8	51
2010	803	59.6	13.4	83.4
2011	1391	81.4	17.0	84.2
2012	1311	82.7	15.8	65.1
2013	1245	98.7	12.6	66.4
2014	1214	81.0	14.9	67.6
2015	1282	79.0	16.2	78.2
2016	1263	80.0	15.7	70.8
2017	1389	85.5	16.2	73.7
2018	1357	87.3	15.5	73.7
2019	1230	81.2	15.1	73
2020	1205	78.5	15.3	83.7
2021	1419	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1518	79.2	19.1	83.5
2023	1447	74.5	19.4	82.1
2024	1483	76.6	19.3	84.2

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 Peoria High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1197	71.6	16.7	n/a
1989	1189	67.2	17.6	n/a
1990	1187	68.0	17.4	n/a
1991	1158	68.3	16.9	n/a
1992	1166	67.0	17.4	n/a
1993	1163	68.0	17.1	n/a
1994	1086	60.0	18.1	n/a
1995	1052	61.7	17.1	n/a
1996	1052	61.7	17.1	n/a
1997	1019	60.0	17.0	n/a
1998	1004	61.0	16.5	n/a
1999	946	63.0	15.0	n/a
2000	927	59.1	15.7	n/a
2001	983	59.3	16.6	n/a
2002	883	61.0	14.5	43.6
2003	883	61.0	14.5	43.6
2004	1021	62.0	16.5	50.9
2005	996	60.3	16.5	57
2006	1065	58.2	18.3	61.6
2007	989	56.0	17.7	67.6
2008	934	46.0	20.3	65.9
2009	1055	66.8	15.8	51
2010	803	59.6	13.4	83.4
2011	1391	81.4	17.0	84.2
2012	1311	82.7	15.8	65.1
2013	1245	98.7	12.6	66.4
2014	1214	81.0	14.9	67.6
2015	1282	79.0	16.2	78.2
2016	1263	80.0	15.7	70.8
2017	1389	85.5	16.2	73.7
2018	1357	87.3	15.5	73.7
2019	1230	81.2	15.1	73
2020	1205	78.5	15.3	83.7
2021	1419	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1518	79.2	19.1	83.5
2023	1447	74.5	19.4	82.1
2024	1483	76.6	19.3	84.2

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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