Enrollment
180
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PEKIN SD 137·NCES 173678003784
South Pekin Elementary School
206 Main St, South Pekin, IL 61564 · (309) 348-3695 · Tazewell County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
97 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 5% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.8%
IL avg 51.0% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
12.3%
IL avg 37.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 12.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like South Pekin Elementary School
South Pekin Elementary School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pekin Elementary School this school | 180 | 53.9% | 20.7% |
| Pocahontas Center Pocahontas | 193 | 53.9% | 57.8% |
| Warren Elementary School Warren | 172 | 55.2% | 74.8% |
| West Salem Grade School West Salem | 171 | 53.8% | 58.4% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| Okaw Valley Elementary School Bethany | 170 | 55.3% | 24.4% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South Pekin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,585 of 1,925 | #24 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #1,820 of 2,077 ▼ 313 | #25 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,906 of 2,077 ▼ 545 | #25 of 25 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #2,114 of 2,419 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,192 of 2,132 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #419 of 1,461 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
180
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 180 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 54% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 58% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 60% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 19.2 | 11.8:1 | 63% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 71% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 12 | 18.4:1 | 70% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Pekin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (227 to 180); teachers down 27% (19.2 to 14).
About South Pekin Elementary School
South Pekin Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of South Pekin, Illinois. It had 180 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 53% lower.
South Pekin Elementary School is listed under South Pekin SD 137 in federal data.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among Tazewell County residents, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at South Pekin Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A total of 97 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 39% average for public schools in Tazewell County is 15 points lower.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, South Pekin Elementary School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
South Pekin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 20.7%. Predicted: 40.4%. Difference: 19.7 points.
The school's county is Tazewell County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,982 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Tazewell County number 56, with about 18,581 students.
Of the public schools around it, South Pekin Elementary School is closest to Rankin Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: South Pekin Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 20.7% versus a 35.3% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 9 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rankin Elementary School1.7 mi · 196
- Wilson Intermediate School4.1 mi · 600
- Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center4.1 mi · 201
- Dirksen Elementary School4.1 mi · 165
- Scott Altman Primary School4.4 mi · 189
- Jefferson Elementary School4.7 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About South Pekin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Pekin Elementary School?
South Pekin Elementary School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-08.
Is South Pekin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Pekin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Pekin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Pekin Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Pekin Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Pekin Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is South Pekin Elementary School in?
South Pekin Elementary School is part of South Pekin SD 137.
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