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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA SD 150·NCES 173123003294
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
1907 W Forrest Hill Ave, Peoria, IL 61604 · (309) 672-6571 · Peoria County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
388 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 8.3% | 3.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School this school | 442 | 87.8% | 16.8% |
| Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elementary School Urbana | 399 | 88.5% | 7.3% |
| American Dreamer STEM Academy Decatur | 423 | 89.1% | 11.8% |
| Hines Primary School Peoria | 403 | 88.8% | 20.6% |
| Ellis Elementary School Rockford | 457 | 92.8% | 12.2% |
| Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School Peoria | 378 | 84.7% | 27.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,707 of 1,925 | #29 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,665 of 2,077 ▲ 265 | #26 of 35 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,865 of 2,077 ▲ 114 | #29 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #788 of 2,419 | #9 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,584 of 2,035 | #20 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #901 of 2,042 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #338 of 2,132 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #344 of 615 | #7 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
442
+83 (+23%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 442 | 29.1 | 15.2:1 | 88% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 27.5 | 14.7:1 | 89% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 86% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 28.4 | 14.5:1 | 76% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 74% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 84% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 28 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (410 to 442); teachers up 3% (28.4 to 29.1).
About Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School
Located in Peoria, Illinois, Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 442 students covers kindergarten through 4.
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School sits within Peoria SD 150, which has 25 schools and 13,312 students.
By race and ethnicity, Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School is 68% Black. It is also 11% White, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Peoria County is roughly 17% Black. Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 29.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Around 88% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 31 points above the 57% average for public schools in Peoria County.
The allk12 Grade for Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School is D. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School is 4.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 16.8% actual, 20.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census Bureau estimates for Peoria County show that median household income is about $65,108, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 81 public schools operate in Peoria County, serving about 27,827 students.
The shortest distance from Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Quest Charter School Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 359 to 442.
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Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peoria SD 150
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- Manual High SchoolHigh · 731 students
- The Elise Ford Allen AcademyElementary · 642 students
Other schools in Peoria
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Limestone Community High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- Manual High SchoolHigh · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Quest Charter School Academy0.7 mi · 399
- Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School0.8 mi · 378
- Sterling Middle School0.9 mi · 374
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate School1.2 mi · 166
- Peoria High School1.7 mi · 1,541
- Franklin Primary School1.8 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Maude A Sanders Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School?
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School serve?
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School?
Student demographics at Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School are roughly 11% White, 11% Hispanic, 68% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School in?
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School is part of Peoria SD 150.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.