Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA SD 150·NCES 173123006112
Quest Charter School Academy
2503 N University St, Peoria, IL 61604 · (309)402-0030 · Peoria County
GRADES 05–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
331 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 8% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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.
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IAR + ISA 2023-24 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
6.9%
IL avg 38.5%
Math
2.4%
IL avg 27.3%
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 38 and 27.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Quest Charter School Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #535 of 573 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.4% | #72 of 75 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #74 of 75 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #376 of 708 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #5 of 528 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #183 of 537 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #104 of 578 | #3 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
399
-211 (-35%) vs 2017
+82% since 2010-11, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.7:1
% White
10%
was 8%
% Hispanic
14%
was 11%
% Black
68%
was 71%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 399 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 83% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 46 | 8.5:1 | 80% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 52 | 11.7:1 | 68% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 63% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quest Charter School Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (610 to 399); teachers down 25% (52 to 39).
About Quest Charter School Academy
Students in Peoria, Illinois, attend Quest Charter School Academy, a small high school. Its enrollment is 399 students, spread over grades 5 through 12. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 52% below that mark.
Quest Charter School Academy is one school in Peoria SD 150, a system of 25 schools with 13,312 students.
More than half of enrollment at Quest Charter School Academy is Black: 68%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 17% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Quest Charter School Academy scores 50%.
The school's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. At Quest Charter School Academy, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-24. For comparison, public schools in Peoria County average 57%.
In Illinois, Quest Charter School Academy is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 7.0% compared with a predicted 23.6%.
In the wider Peoria County area, median household income comes to about $65,108, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Peoria County's 81 public schools enroll about 27,827 students and include Quest Charter School Academy.
Quest Charter School Academy's nearest public school is Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Quest Charter School Academy ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size). Quest Charter School Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
In 2017-18, Quest Charter School Academy enrolled 610 students. By 2023-24, that number had fallen to 399. There were fewer students per teacher in 2023-24 (10.2:1) than in 2017-18 (11.7:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Quest Charter School Academy, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peoria SD 150
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- Manual High SchoolHigh · 731 students
- The Elise Ford Allen AcademyElementary · 642 students
Other schools in Peoria
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Limestone Community High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- Manual High SchoolHigh · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School0.7 mi · 442
- Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School0.8 mi · 378
- Sterling Middle School1.0 mi · 374
- Peoria High School1.1 mi · 1,541
- Franklin Primary School1.1 mi · 332
- Whittier Primary School1.6 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Quest Charter School AcademyHow many students attend Quest Charter School Academy?
Quest Charter School Academy enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Quest Charter School Academy serve?
Quest Charter School Academy serves grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quest Charter School Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quest Charter School Academy is approximately 8.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Quest Charter School Academy?
Student demographics at Quest Charter School Academy are roughly 10% White, 14% Hispanic, 68% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Quest Charter School Academy in?
Quest Charter School Academy is part of Peoria SD 150.
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