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Best public schools in Peoria, IL

45 public schools in Peoria: 13 elementary · 8 middle · 8 high · 8 K-8 · 6 combined · 2 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Illinois.

Elementary schools

13 schools in Peoria, best first
1
Wilder-Waite Grade School 87.1
Dunlap CUSD 323 · Grades K-5 · 373 students
ELA 78%Math 70%Science 58%
#190 of 1,470 in Illinois
2
Ridgeview Elementary School 68.0
Dunlap CUSD 323 · Grades K-5 · 424 students
ELA 61%Math 56%Science 50%
#471 of 1,470 in Illinois
3
Kellar Primary School 66.5
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 351 students
ELA 61%Math 53%
#493 of 1,470 in Illinois
4
Northmoor Primary School 50.4
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 377 students
ELA 53%Math 43%
#729 of 1,470 in Illinois
5
Charter Oak Primary School 47.3
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 342 students
ELA 55%Math 38%
#775 of 1,470 in Illinois
6
Pleasant Valley Primary School 34.0
Pleasant Valley SD 62 · Grades PK-3 · 248 students
ELA 36%Math 42%
#970 of 1,470 in Illinois
7
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School 21.9
Peoria SD 150 · Grades PK-4 · 407 students
ELA 37%Math 28%
#1,148 of 1,470 in Illinois
8
Whittier Primary School 17.2
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 334 students
ELA 34%Math 24%
#1,217 of 1,470 in Illinois
9
Norwood Primary School 13.4
Norwood ESD 63 · Grades PK-4 · 212 students
ELA 32%Math 21%
#1,273 of 1,470 in Illinois
10
Hines Primary School 10.5
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 412 students
ELA 27%Math 20%
#1,316 of 1,470 in Illinois
11
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School 7.0
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 403 students
ELA 22%Math 18%
#1,367 of 1,470 in Illinois
12
Franklin Primary School 5.2
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-4 · 356 students
ELA 19%Math 15%
#1,394 of 1,470 in Illinois
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Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Ctr —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades PK · 529 students
No published test results

Middle schools

8 schools in Peoria, best first
1
Reservoir Gifted School 99.8
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 5-8 · 292 students
ELA 98%Math 90%Science 88%
#2 of 610 in Illinois
2
Norwood Elem School 34.0
Norwood ESD 63 · Grades 5-8 · 153 students
ELA 52%Math 27%Science 28%
#403 of 610 in Illinois
3
Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch 20.6
Pleasant Valley SD 62 · Grades 4-8 · 189 students
ELA 42%Math 21%Science 25%
#485 of 610 in Illinois
4
Liberty Leadership Middle School 17.0
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 5-8 · 286 students
ELA 37%Math 21%Science 22%
#507 of 610 in Illinois
5
Mark W Bills Middle School 12.4
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 5-8 · 262 students
ELA 30%Math 16%Science 24%
#535 of 610 in Illinois
6
Von Steuben Middle School 2.9
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 5-8 · 240 students
ELA 25%Math 5%Science 15%
#593 of 610 in Illinois
7
Sterling Middle School 0.4
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 5-8 · 350 students
ELA 15%Math 4%Science 10%
#608 of 610 in Illinois
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Peoria Cty Jvnl Det Ctr 6-8 —
Norwood ESD 63 · Grades 4-8 · 0 students
No published test results

High schools

8 schools in Peoria, best first
1
Richwoods High School 39.6
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 9-12 · 1,576 students
ELA 49%Math 31%Science 43%
#306 of 506 in Illinois
2
Limestone Community High School 23.8
Limestone CHSD 310 · Grades 9-12 · 921 students
ELA 39%Math 25%Science 41%
#386 of 506 in Illinois
3
Peoria High School 0.1
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 9-12 · 1,483 students
ELA 8%Math 3%Science 8%
#506 of 506 in Illinois
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Knoxville Cntr Student Success —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Knoxville Safe School Program —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Manual High School —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 9-12 · 713 students
No published test results
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Peoria Cty Jvnl Det Ctr 9-12 —
Limestone CHSD 310 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Woodruff Career & Tech Center —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

8 schools in Peoria, best first
1
Limestone Walters Elem School 81.2
Limestone Walters CCSD 316 · Grades PK-8 · 186 students
ELA 58%Math 46%Science 68%
#119 of 630 in Illinois
2
Hollis Consolidated Grade Sch 80.9
Hollis Cons SD 328 · Grades K-8 · 148 students
ELA 55%Math 51%Science 61%
#121 of 630 in Illinois
3
Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr 5.0
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-8 · 592 students
ELA 20%Math 9%Science 9%
#599 of 630 in Illinois
4
Trewyn Primary School 3.1
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-8 · 357 students
ELA 18%Math 7%
#611 of 630 in Illinois
5
Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr 2.3
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-8 · 637 students
ELA 18%Math 8%Science 8%
#616 of 630 in Illinois
6
Lincoln School 1.8
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-8 · 757 students
ELA 12%Math 8%
#619 of 630 in Illinois
7
The Elise Ford Allen Academy 0.1
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-8 · 624 students
ELA 11%Math 5%
#630 of 630 in Illinois
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Pleasant Hill Elem School —
Pleasant Hill SD 69 · Grades PK-8 · 162 students
ELA 37%

Combined schools

6 schools in Peoria
1
Rolling Acres Middle School 19.1
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 5-12 · 308 students
ELA 27%Math 18%Science 27%
#28 of 34 in Illinois
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Day Treatment —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades 1-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Greeley Alternative School —
Peoria ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Online Learning Academy —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Peoria Educ Reg for Empl Traing —
Peoria ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Robert A Jamieson School —
Peoria SD 150 · Grades PK-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Schools

2 schools in Peoria
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SEAPCO Academy —
Spec Educ Assoc of Peoria County · Grades M
No published test results
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SEAPCO CENTRAL —
Spec Educ Assoc of Peoria County · Grades M
No published test results

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