Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEKIN PSD 108·NCES 173108003234
Jefferson Elem School
900 S Capitol St, Pekin, IL 61554 · (309) 477-4712 · Tazewell County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
213 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
37.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
-43 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.7:1
% White
87%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Jefferson Elem School
Jefferson Elem School is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Pekin, Illinois, operated by Pekin PSD 108, with 290 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 381.
Within Pekin PSD 108, which oversees 11 schools and 3,126 students, Jefferson Elem School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Jefferson Elem School records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Jefferson Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jefferson Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.1%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of -1.8 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Tazewell County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,982 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Jefferson Elem School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Washington Intermediate School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Elem School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.2%.
Jefferson Elem School operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Elem School has ticked down 13%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 290 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pekin PSD 108
- Wilson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Washington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Broadmoor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Edison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- C B Smith Elem SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Pekin Preschool Family Ed CenterElementary · 201 students
Other schools in Pekin
- Pekin Community High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Wilson Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Washington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Broadmoor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Edison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- C B Smith Elem SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Intermediate School0.3 mi · 428
- Wilson Intermediate School0.8 mi · 600
- Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center0.9 mi · 201
- Dirksen Elementary School0.9 mi · 165
- Edison Junior High School1.5 mi · 271
- C B Smith Elem School1.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elem SchoolHow large is Jefferson Elem School?
Jefferson Elem School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades KG-03.
Is Jefferson Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elem School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elem School have?
Jefferson Elem School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Elem School?
Student demographics at Jefferson Elem School are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elem School?
Jefferson Elem School is overseen by Pekin PSD 108 in Tazewell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.