Woodrow Wilson Elem School

Woodrow Wilson Elem School is one of the modestly sized primary schools in East Peoria, Illinois, overseen by East Peoria SD 86, with 162 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Woodrow Wilson Elem School sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.

East Peoria SD 86 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,401 students; Woodrow Wilson Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Woodrow Wilson Elem School logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Woodrow Wilson Elem School records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Tazewell County) reports that median household income runs about $77,982, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Tazewell County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), of which Woodrow Wilson Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glendale Elem School, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 161 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.