Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEKIN PSD 108·NCES 173108003237
L E Starke Elementary School
1610 Holiday Dr, Pekin, IL 61554 · (309) 477-4714 · Tazewell County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
87 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 27% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
24.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 25.9% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 L E Starke Elementary School
L E Starke Elementary School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L E Starke Elementary School this school | 139 | 62.6% | 25.1% |
| Davie Elementary School Anna | 122 | 61.5% | 45.0% |
| Bement Elementary School Bement | 143 | 65.7% | 50.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School East Peoria | 162 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Braceville Elementary School Braceville | 130 | 60.8% | 23.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School East Peoria | 148 | 63.5% | 31.9% |
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 L E Starke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,444 of 1,925 | #23 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,391 of 2,077 ▼ 432 | #20 of 25 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #1,831 of 2,077 ▼ 337 | #23 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #2,247 of 2,419 | #28 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #936 of 2,132 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #120 of 1,461 | #1 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
139
-15 (-10%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 275
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 | 139 | 12.5 | 11.1:1 | 63% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 13.5 | 9.3:1 | 66% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 15 | 9.2:1 | 61% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 13.8 | 15.1:1 | 42% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 44% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 58% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L E Starke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (208 to 139); teachers down 9% (13.8 to 12.5).
About L E Starke Elementary School
L E Starke Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Pekin, Illinois. Classes run from kindergarten through 3, and the school has 139 students. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 64% smaller than average.
L E Starke Elementary School is among 11 schools run by Pekin PSD 108, which serves 3,126 students.
The student body at L E Starke Elementary School is 82% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Tazewell County, the White share is about 93%. L E Starke Elementary School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 12.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.1:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 63%. That is 24 points above the 39% average for public schools in Tazewell County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.4% at L E Starke Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Tazewell County show that the median household income is $77,982, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 56 public schools in Tazewell County, enrolling about 18,581 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Willow Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, L E Starke Elementary School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes L E Starke Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 10% from its 2020-21 level of 154.
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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
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Edison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- C B Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 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
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Edison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Elementary School0.5 mi · 192
- C B Smith Elementary School0.7 mi · 264
- Edison Junior High School0.7 mi · 271
- Broadmoor Junior High School0.9 mi · 387
- Pekin Community High School1.5 mi · 1,712
- Washington Intermediate School1.8 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About L E Starke Elementary SchoolHow large is L E Starke Elementary School?
L E Starke Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does L E Starke Elementary School serve?
L E Starke Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at L E Starke Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at L E Starke Elementary School.
How diverse is L E Starke Elementary School?
L E Starke Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees L E Starke Elementary School?
L E Starke Elementary School is overseen by Pekin PSD 108 in Tazewell County.
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