Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61523

Summary:

The 61523 zip code area is home to 4 schools serving grades K-12, all part of the Il Valley Central Unified School District 321. The district as a whole is ranked 250 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Two schools stand out in the area - Chillicothe Junior High and Il Valley Central High School. Chillicothe Junior High has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools, earning a 4-star rating, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts. Il Valley Central High School also maintains a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 30% of Illinois high schools, with a high 4-year graduation rate of 88.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.1%.

The two elementary schools in the area show more variation in performance. South Elementary School has higher than average proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, while Chillicothe Elementary Center lags behind the district and state in both subjects. The schools also have relatively high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 40.03% to 53.88%, indicating the need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% 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
Il Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	1300 W Sycamore St	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 274-5481	663	48	13.8	42.8%	598 (90.2%)	6 (0.9%)	24 (3.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	63.8	200^th of 697 public high schools	71.3%		70.7	159^th of 699 public high schools	77.3%	41	57.2															24.8	30.4	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.2	98.1		96.3	$12,061	$83	$11,978
Mossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12207 Old Galena Rd	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 579-2328	416	25	16.4	43.5%	373 (89.7%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	74.1	490^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.3%		82.1	332^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	84.0%	158	64.2	32.9	67.3	45.3				46.5	36.7	63.6	35.9				44.4			97.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.1	97.1	12.4		$10,012	$83	$9,929
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	616 W Hickory St	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 274-4841	426	25	17.2	54.0%	384 (90.1%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)		40.3						40.3	46.8						46.8			97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.8	97.3	97.5	18.0		$9,187	$83	$9,104
Chillicothe Elementary Center	Public	4-5	914 W Truitt Ave	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 274-6266	157	16	9.9	54.8%	139 (88.5%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	56.8	786^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.0%		72.9	499^th of 2077 public elementary schools	76.0%	287	55.1		41.3	36.7				39.0		32.0	26.6				29.2			97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5			$10,334	$83	$10,251
Chillicothe Junior High	Public	6-8	914 W Truitt Ave	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 274-6266	243	14	16.7	46.1%	213 (87.7%)	6 (2.5%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	74.9	284^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.2%		74.8	279^th of 1367 public middle schools	79.6%	5	61.4				71.9	69.1	60.7	66.7				40.7	28.4	25.0	30.5			98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		97.5	$10,334	$83	$10,251
Mossville Junior High	Public	6-8	12207 Old Galena Rd	Mossville	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 579-2328	188	11	17.2	45.2%	165 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.4%)	67	376^th of 1363 public middle schools	72.4%		69	340^th of 1367 public middle schools	75.1%	36	64.8				69.9	40.0	61.8	56.8				49.2	20.0	25.4	31.7			97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.8	97.3		94.2	$10,012	$83	$9,929
IVC Learning Center	Public	9-12	1057 N 2nd St	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 274-5418	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		90.9
IVC Transition Center	Public	9-12	1008 N 4Th St	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 243-4353	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 61523

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chillicothe	0.79 mi	7	203^rd
Mossville	5.53 mi	1	200^th
Dunlap	7.47 mi	6	45^th
East Peoria	7.79 mi	11	568^th
Sparland	9.11 mi	1	131^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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