📍 500 E Glen Ave, Peoria Heights, Peoria County, 61616
Peoria Heights Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Peoria Heights, Peoria County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samantha Alvarado. It is part of the Peoria Heights CUSD 325 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peoria Heights Grade School enrolls 546 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 25% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 546 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peoria Heights Grade School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 92.
Peoria Heights Grade School is one of 2 schools in Peoria Heights CUSD 325, based in Peoria Heights, Illinois. The district serves 703 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 546 students, Peoria Heights Grade School is larger than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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