Enrollment
169
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE WALTERS CCSD 316·NCES 172292002534
Limestone Walters Elementary School
8223 W Smithville Rd, Peoria, IL 61607 · (309) 697-3035 · Peoria County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
51 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
57.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.7pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 33.3% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Limestone Walters Elementary School
Limestone Walters Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Walters Elementary School this school | 169 | 30.2% | 54.2% |
| Morrisonville Elementary School Morrisonville | 155 | 31.6% | 49.5% |
| Rankin Elementary School Pekin | 196 | 30.1% | 48.8% |
| Centennial School El Paso | 165 | 33.9% | 46.2% |
| Alhambra Primary School Alhambra | 156 | 26.9% | 64.4% |
| Gifford Grade School Gifford | 151 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
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 Limestone Walters Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #464 of 1,925 | #11 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #770 of 2,077 ▼ 65 | #13 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #754 of 2,077 ▼ 9 | #13 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #2,152 of 2,419 | #33 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #1,781 of 2,132 | #29 of 36 |
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
169
-32 (-16%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 176
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 | 169 | 14.5 | 11.7:1 | 30% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 31% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 10.9 | 17.8:1 | 25% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 23% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 19% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 10 | 19.9:1 | 6% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 10 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 10 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Limestone Walters Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (196 to 169); teachers up 21% (12 to 14.5).
About Limestone Walters Elementary School
Limestone Walters Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Peoria, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 169 students covers pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Limestone Walters CCSD 316 operates Limestone Walters Elementary School.
Limestone Walters Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 67% White share among all Peoria County residents. By the diversity index, Limestone Walters Elementary School comes in at 16%.
The school employs the equivalent of 14.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Limestone Walters Elementary School is 30%. For comparison, public schools in Peoria County average 57%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Limestone Walters Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.2% actual, 54.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Peoria County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,108, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Limestone Walters Elementary School is among the 81 public schools in Peoria County.
The next-closest public school is Oak Grove School, about 2.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Limestone Walters Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.2% against a local average of 37.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 201 to 169.
The Limestone Walters Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Limestone Walters Elementary SchoolHow large is Limestone Walters Elementary School?
Limestone Walters Elementary School enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-08.
Is Limestone Walters Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Limestone Walters Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Limestone Walters Elementary School have?
Limestone Walters Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Limestone Walters Elementary School?
At Limestone Walters Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Limestone Walters Elementary School public or private?
Limestone Walters Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Limestone Walters CCSD 316.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.