Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61616

Summary:

The 61616 zip code in Illinois is home to two schools: Peoria Heights Grade School, an elementary school, and Peoria Heights High School. Both schools face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Peoria Heights Grade School has a high percentage of students (92.12%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. The school's test scores are significantly below the state averages, with only 23.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9.1% in Mathematics. In contrast, Peoria Heights High School has a more moderate percentage (53.37%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, but its test scores are also significantly below the state averages, with only 13.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 3.8% in Mathematics.

Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with Peoria Heights Grade School at 27.8% and Peoria Heights High School at 39.0%. The high school, however, has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.1% and a low dropout rate of 3.0%. The schools are part of the Peoria Heights CUSD 325 district, which is ranked 744 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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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
Peoria Heights High School	Public	9-12	508 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 686-8803	203	20	10.3	65.0%	114 (56.2%)	37 (18.2%)	16 (7.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (14.8%)	21.2	536^th of 697 public high schools	23.1%		32	489^th of 699 public high schools	30.0%	47	39.6															3.8	13.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$13,833	$514	$13,319
Peoria Heights Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 686-8809	524	36	14.3	70.8%	289 (55.2%)	133 (25.4%)	45 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.1%)	31.2	1362^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	34.1%		24	1550^th of 2077 public elementary schools	25.4%	188	32.0	17.6	29.3	33.3	39.0	10.2	16.3	23.9	25.5	12.2	3.7	2.4	10.2	0.0	9.1			98.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.6	98.2	98.4	9.8	27.1	$17,559	$2,217	$15,342

Cities Near Zip Code 61616

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Peoria	0.57 mi	47	688^th
Peoria Heights	0.79 mi	2	729^th
West Peoria	4 mi	2	785^th
East Peoria	5.03 mi	11	568^th
Dunlap	5.46 mi	6	45^th

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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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