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Does Hines Primary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA SD 150·NCES 173123003266
Hines Primary School
4603 N Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL 61614 · (309) 672-6525 · Peoria County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
358 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
61%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
27.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 10.4% |
% 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Hines Primary School
Hines Primary School's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Primary School this school | 403 | 88.8% | 20.6% |
| Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elementary School Urbana | 399 | 88.5% | 7.3% |
| Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School Peoria | 378 | 84.7% | 27.9% |
| McIntosh Elementary Rockford | 398 | 91.5% | 15.3% |
| Summerdale Early Childhood Center Rockford | 460 | 90.0% | N/A |
| Harvard Park Elementary School Springfield | 370 | 87.6% | 11.8% |
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 Hines Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,590 of 1,925 | #28 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,606 of 2,077 ▼ 10 | #25 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,734 of 2,077 ▲ 132 | #28 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #985 of 2,419 | #15 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,524 of 2,035 | #19 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #531 of 2,042 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #313 of 2,132 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #866 of 1,461 | #9 of 17 |
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
403
-79 (-16%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 496
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 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 89% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 88% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 83% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 31.6 | 14.4:1 | 72% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 68% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 69% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hines Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (454 to 403); teachers down 15% (31.6 to 27).
About Hines Primary School
Hines Primary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Peoria, Illinois. A total of 403 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 4.
Federal data list 25 schools in Peoria SD 150, with 13,312 students enrolled.
At 57%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Hines Primary School combined. After that, the student body is 17% White, 15% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among all residents of Peoria County, the Black share is about 17%. By the diversity index, Hines Primary School comes in at 61%.
Teachers at the school number 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Peoria County is 57%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hines Primary School is +0.4 points: 20.6% actual, 20.2% predicted.
Peoria County has about 179,645 residents, and median household income is about $65,108, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Peoria County number 81 and enroll about 27,827.
The closest public school, Peoria Heights Grade School, is about 0.5 miles from Hines Primary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Hines Primary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Hines Primary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 482 to 403.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Peoria Heights Grade School0.5 mi · 488
- Peoria Heights High School0.6 mi · 215
- Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School1.1 mi · 378
- Von Steuben Middle School1.5 mi · 266
- Liberty Leadership Middle School1.5 mi · 350
- Kellar Primary School1.5 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Hines Primary SchoolHow large is Hines Primary School?
Hines Primary School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hines Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hines Primary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Hines Primary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Hines Primary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hines Primary School?
At Hines Primary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 10% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Hines Primary School?
Hines Primary School is overseen by Peoria SD 150 in Peoria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.