Limestone Walters Elem School

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Peoria, Illinois, Limestone Walters Elem School instructs 169 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Limestone Walters CCSD 316. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Limestone Walters Elem School answers to Limestone Walters CCSD 316, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Limestone Walters Elem School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Peoria County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Limestone Walters Elem School logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Limestone Walters Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at Limestone Walters Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Peoria County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Limestone Walters Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.1%; this one delivers 54.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Peoria County put median household income runs about $65,108, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Limestone Walters Elem School is one of 81 public schools in Peoria County (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oak Grove School, around 2.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Limestone Walters Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Limestone Walters Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 196 students in 2018 compared to 169 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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