Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA SD 150·NCES 173123003269
Kellar Primary School
6413 N Mount Hawley Rd, Peoria, IL 61614 · (309) 693-4439 · Peoria County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
194 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
67%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
60.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.1pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 38.7% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Kellar Primary School
Kellar Primary School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellar Primary School this school | 365 | 53.2% | 52.6% |
| Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate Freeport | 350 | 52.6% | 25.9% |
| West Elementary School Alton | 407 | 57.0% | 25.0% |
| Illini Elementary School Fairview Heights | 315 | 48.9% | 34.1% |
| Butler Elementary School Springfield | 367 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| Fairview Elementary School Normal | 280 | 54.6% | 38.3% |
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 Kellar Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #510 of 1,925 | #13 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #589 of 2,077 ▼ 25 | #10 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #653 of 2,077 ▲ 125 | #11 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #1,172 of 2,419 | #21 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,477 of 2,035 | #18 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #267 of 2,042 | #4 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #1,210 of 2,132 | #20 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #1,002 of 1,461 | #12 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
365
+36 (+11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 465
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 | 365 | 24.8 | 14.8:1 | 53% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 20.3 | 17.3:1 | 49% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 26.9 | 14.8:1 | 51% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 38% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 45% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kellar Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (399 to 365); teachers down 8% (26.9 to 24.8).
About Kellar Primary School
Kellar Primary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Peoria, Illinois. It educates 365 students in kindergarten through 4.
Peoria SD 150 has 25 schools and 13,312 students, and Kellar Primary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Kellar Primary School, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 12% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among all residents of Peoria County, the White share is about 67%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 24.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 53%.
In Illinois, Kellar Primary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.6% actual against a predicted 40.8%.
Peoria County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,108, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Peoria County is home to 81 public schools and about 27,827 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Liberty Leadership Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Kellar Primary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 28.0% on proficiency, and Kellar Primary School is above that at 52.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Kellar Primary School grew 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 329 to 365 students.
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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
- Liberty Leadership Middle School0.4 mi · 350
- Richwoods High School0.8 mi · 1,685
- Northmoor Primary School1.2 mi · 365
- Rolling Acres Middle School1.5 mi · 321
- Peoria Heights Grade School1.5 mi · 488
- Hines Primary School1.5 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Kellar Primary SchoolHow large is Kellar Primary School?
Kellar Primary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-04.
Is Kellar Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kellar Primary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kellar Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kellar Primary School is approximately 14.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kellar Primary School?
Student demographics at Kellar Primary School are roughly 47% White, 10% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Kellar Primary School in?
Kellar Primary School is part of Peoria SD 150.
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