Pleasant Valley Primary School

Set in Peoria, Illinois, Pleasant Valley Primary School is a close-knit elementary campus, one of the schools within Pleasant Valley SD 62. It teaches 248 students across grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Pleasant Valley SD 62 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 414 students. Pleasant Valley Primary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Pleasant Valley Primary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder looks like 20% White, 17% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pleasant Valley Primary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Pleasant Valley Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Peoria County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasant Valley Primary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 14.9%; Pleasant Valley Primary School posts 33.0%, +18.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Peoria County shows median household income runs about $65,108, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Peoria County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), of which Pleasant Valley Primary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Norwood Primary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pleasant Valley Primary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 19.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Valley Primary School has grew 9%, going from 228 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 30% to 20%.

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