Pekin Community High School

Pekin Community High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1903 Court St,  Pekin, IL
South of Broadway Neighborhood
3.7
2.0
1,847 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mrs. Melissa Bloom
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1140
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
22%
Reading Proficiency
21%
Average GPA
3.43
Graduation Rate
83%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
C
College Prep
C+
Administration
B+
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.43
Reading Proficiency
21%
Math Proficiency
22%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
112
Full Time Teachers
112
Teachers in First or Second Year
7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1140
Math
570
Verbal
560
Average ACT
26
Math
25
English
26
Reading
27
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
8
AP Pass Rate
64.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

7
Equity
6
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
261:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.6%
Female
46.4%
White
89.1%
Two or more races
4.4%
Hispanic
4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.4%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Illinois State University 237 Students
Illinois Central College 234 Students
Bradley University 151 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 127 Students
Western Illinois University 96 Students
Northern Illinois University 63 Students
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 62 Students
University of Iowa 58 Students
University of Illinois Chicago 56 Students
Eastern Illinois University 52 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 65 Students
Nursing 63 Students
Business 52 Students
Biology 48 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 43 Students
Elementary Education 25 Students
Computer Science 24 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 22 Students
Music Teacher Education 19 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 17 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 197 Reviews
5.0 Parent
11/3/2024
The school has excellent CTE classes for the Pekin High students. We are about only school in the area to offer a lot of the CTE classes. They learn real world careers at Pekin High School. Great teachers and staff for the program.
4.0 Senior
8/13/2024
Overall Pekin Community High School is a great school, with specific strengths in the science department. With a recent update in the grading system, there seem to be more struggles placed on both students and teachers, in every department. The school, also, provides an abundance of opportunities.
4.0 Senior
11/10/2023
Pekin Community High School has a lot of opportunities for different career paths. We have many classes for different pathways and for all students. Pekin High has allowed me to grow both academically and as a person. I would like to see the grading system changed from Standard Based Grading (SBG) back to the tradition scale grading.
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2.0 4 Reviews
2.0 student
11/29/2021
Fights? Got that. Drugs? Got that. Vaping? Got that. Rampant Homophobia (and related things) in both students and staff? Got that. Good teachers? Less than half a dozen. Good clubs? According to some, but not most people. Almost complete lack of (Functioning and helpful) mental health support? Got t...
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4.0 other
5/20/2021
I am an alum for Pekin Community High School and I can put in a good word on a few aspects.Pekin has some of the best programs in the area with plenty of room for students to thrive with 50+ clubs and sports Pekin is one of the most diverse and accepting schools for all students with different taste...
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1.0 parent
2/11/2021
This school is very poorly ran. Kids with names can do whatever while the rest of the kids are punished for not being at the same status as the admin. My kids watch fights in the bathrooms and vaping is done in class behind teachers backs. It’s of athletes on drugs but since they win it’s ok. Kids a...
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1.0 other
3/15/2018
Absolutely horrible, because the teachers and staff do not care about students.
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