Robein Elem School

Located at 200 Campus Ave, in East Peoria, Illinois, Robein Elem School is a tiny K-5 school that educates 150 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Robein SD 85. Enrollment runs roughly 61% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Robein SD 85 is the operating authority for Robein Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Robein Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at Robein Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robein Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tazewell County put median household income runs about $77,982, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Robein Elem School is one campus in the mix.

J L Hensey Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robein Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robein Elem School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Robein Elem School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 154 (now 150).

On the community side, members of the Robein Elem School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.