Peoria Heights Grade School

Peoria Heights Grade School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Peoria Heights, Illinois, run under Peoria Heights CUSD 325. The school serves 488 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Peoria Heights CUSD 325 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 703 students; Peoria Heights Grade School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Peoria Heights Grade School lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Peoria Heights Grade School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Peoria Heights Grade School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Peoria County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Peoria Heights Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Peoria County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,108 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Peoria County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), Peoria Heights Grade School is one campus in the mix.

Peoria Heights High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Peoria Heights Grade School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.