Top 10 Best Peoria County Public Middle Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 36 public middle schools serving 10,578 students in Peoria County, IL.
The top ranked public middle schools in Peoria County, IL are Washington Gifted School, Dunlap Middle School and Dunlap Valley Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Peoria County, IL public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 31% statewide average). Middle schools in Peoria County have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Illinois public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Middle Schools in Peoria County (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Washington Gifted School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
3706 N Grand Blvd
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 672-6563
Grades: 5-8
| 285 students
Rank: #22.
Dunlap Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Po Box 366
Dunlap, IL 61525
(309) 243-7778
Grades: 6-8
| 531 students
Rank: #33.
Dunlap Valley Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
13120 N State Route 91
Dunlap, IL 61525
(309) 243-1034
Grades: 6-8
| 544 students
Rank: #44.
Monroe Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5137 W Cisna Rd
Peoria, IL 61607
(309) 697-3120
Grades: K-8
| 296 students
Rank: #55.
Brimfield Grade School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Po Box 380
Brimfield, IL 61517
(309) 446-3366
Grades: PK-8
| 437 students
Rank: #66.
Mossville Jr High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Po Box 178
Mossville, IL 61552
(309) 579-2328
Grades: 6-8
| 182 students
Rank: #77.
Chillicothe Jr High School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
914 W Truitt Ave
Chillicothe, IL 61523
(309) 274-6266
Grades: 6-8
| 252 students
Rank: #88.
Hollis Consolidated Grade School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5613 W Tuscarora Rd
Peoria, IL 61607
(309) 697-1325
Grades: K-8
| 135 students
Rank: #99.
Woodruff Career & Tech Center
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1800 Ne Perry Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6665
Grades: 5-12
| n/a students
Rank: #1010.
Princeville High School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
302 Cordis Ave
Princeville, IL 61559
(309) 385-2213
Grades: 6-12
| 351 students
Rank: #1111.
Limestone Walters Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
8223 W Smithville Rd
Peoria, IL 61607
(309) 697-3035
Grades: PK-8
| 197 students
Rank: #1212.
Elmwood Junior High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
301 W Butternut St
Elmwood, IL 61529
(309) 742-2851
Grades: 7-8
| 118 students
Rank: #1313.
Illini Bluffs Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd
Glasford, IL 61533
(309) 389-2231
Grades: 6-8
| 198 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1419 S Folkers Ave
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6725
Grades: 1-12
| 1 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Robert A Jamieson School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2721 W Richwoods Blvd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 672-6594
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
Rank: #1616.
Oak Grove School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
6018 W Lancaster Rd
Peoria, IL 61607
(309) 697-0621
Grades: PK-8
| 267 students
Rank: #1717.
Charles A Lindbergh Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
6327 N Sheridan Rd
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 693-4427
Grades: 5-8
| 273 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Mark W Bills Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
6001 N Frostwood Pkwy
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 693-4437
Grades: 5-8
| 263 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Online Learning Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3202 N Wisconsin Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6758
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Rank: #2020.
Rolling Acres Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
5617 N Merrimac Ave
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 689-1100
Grades: 5-12
| 379 students
Rank: #2121.
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3314 W Richwoods Blvd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 679-0634
Grades: 3-8
| 255 students
Rank: #2222.
Norwood Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
6521 W Farmington Rd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 676-3683
Grades: 5-8
| 174 students
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Bartonville Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
6000 S Adams St
Peoria, IL 61607
(309) 697-3253
Grades: PK-8
| 227 students
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
3717 W Malone St
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 637-6829
Grades: PK-8
| 183 students
Rank: #2525.
Peoria Heights Grade School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
500 E Glen Ave
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
(309) 686-8809
Grades: PK-8
| 524 students
Rank: #2626.
Trewyn Primary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1419 S Folkers Ave
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6500
Grades: K-8
| 375 students
Rank: #2727.
Quest Charter School Academy
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2503 N University St
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 402-0030
Grades: K-12
| 476 students
Rank: #2828.
Calvin Coolidge Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2708 W Rohmann Ave
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 672-6506
Grades: 5-8
| 368 students
Rank: #2929.
Sterling Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 4%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2315 N Sterling Ave
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 672-6557
Grades: 5-8
| 435 students
Rank: #3030.
Harrison Comm Learning Cntr
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 3%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2727 W Krause Ave
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6522
Grades: K-8
| 525 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Lincoln School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 2%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
700 Mary St
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6542
Grades: K-8
| 693 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Roosevelt Magnet School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 2%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1704 W Aiken Ave
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6574
Grades: K-8
| 621 students
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: ≤1%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2100 N Wisconsin Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6518
Grades: K-8
| 691 students
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Von Steuben Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: ≤1%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
801 E Forrest Hill Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6561
Grades: 5-8
| 322 students
Rank: n/an/a
Greeley Alternative School
Alternative School
1419 S Folkers Ave
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6500
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
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Peoria County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
919 S Matthew St
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6504
Grades: 5-8
| 319 students
Childrens Home School (Closed 2012)
Special Education School
2130 North Knoxville Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 685-1047
Grades: 8-12
| n/a students
2612 North Bootz Ave
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 672-6508
Grades: 6-8
| 197 students
3202 N Wisconsin Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6725
Grades: K-12
| 75 students
1507 South Lydia Ave
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6515
Grades: PK-4
| 386 students
3202 N Wisconsin
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 675-6775
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
2900 W Heading Ave
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 673-2803
Grades: 5-11
| 11 students
Po Box 289
Hanna City, IL 61536
(309) 565-4396
Grades: K-3
| 148 students
14617 Farmington Rd
Hanna City, IL 61536
(309) 565-4279
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
3129 Ne Madison Ave
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6538
Grades: PK-5
| 304 students
3202 N Wisconsin
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6810
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
700 Mary St
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6542
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
412 S Eden Rd
Hanna City, IL 61536
(309) 565-7115
Grades: 4-8
| 171 students
6018 W Lancaster Rd
Peoria, IL 61607
(309) 697-0621
Grades: 5-8
| 148 students
2000 West Pioneer Parkway
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 693-7373
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
839 West Moss Ave
Peoria, IL 61606
(309) 672-6702
Grades: 5-12
| 14 students
839 West Moss Ave
Peoria, IL 61606
(309) 672-6823
Grades: 9-12
| 83 students
223 North Maxwell Rd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 634-4200
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
2018 W Cimarron Dr
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 693-4424
Grades: 3-12
| 18 students
4607 West Elwood Dr
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 673-2494
Grades: PK-K
| n/a students
245 Green St
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 282-7700
Grades: PK
| n/a students
839 West Moss Ave
Peoria, IL 61606
(309) 672-6823
Grades: 10-12
| 33 students
2212 W Ann St
Peoria, IL 61605
(309) 672-6559
Grades: PK-5
| 381 students
304 E Illinois St
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 672-6567
Grades: 5-8
| 272 students
7225 West Plank Rd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 697-4555
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
5407 N University St
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 693-5017
Grades: n/a
| n/a students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in Peoria County, IL?
The top ranked public middle schools in Peoria County, IL include Washington Gifted School, Dunlap Middle School and Dunlap Valley Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Peoria County, IL?
36 public middle schools are located in Peoria County, IL.
What is the racial composition of students in Peoria County, IL?
Peoria County, IL public middle schools minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

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