Pekin Community High School
Recent News About Pekin Community High School
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Pekin Community High School reports 24% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Pekin Community High School rose to 24 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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90.1 percent of Pekin Community teachers stay put; average earns $51,104 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 90.1 percent of teachers stay at Pekin Community High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Pekin Community High School scores 26.9% ELA proficiency, 30.8% on math in 2019
Of the 1,821 students attending Pekin Community High School in 2019, 26.9 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 30.8 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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At Pekin Community, 89 percent of students graduate high school
About 89 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Pekin Community High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 89 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 23 percent of 2018 Pekin Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 82 percent of Pekin Community High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 23 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Pekin Community, 85 percent of students graduate high school; 79 percent go to college
About 87 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 85 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 31 percent of 2017 Pekin Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 80% of Pekin Community High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 31 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Pekin Community, 82 percent of students graduate high school; 64 percent go to college
About 85 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 82 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Pekin Community High School reports 7% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Pekin Community High School stayed flat at 7 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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85 percent of Pekin Community teachers stay put; average earns $48,075.72 per year
More than 85 percent of teachers stay at Pekin Community High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Pekin Community, 80 percent of students graduate high school; 65 percent go to college
About 81 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 80 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Pekin Community High School reports 7% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Pekin Community High School rose to 7 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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82.4 percent of Pekin Community teachers stay put; average earns $45,940 per year
More than 82.4 percent of teachers stay at Pekin Community High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 30 percent of 2016 Pekin Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 79% of Pekin Community High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 30 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: Lewistown HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, Peoria metro area high school graduation rates remain high, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 30 percent of 2015 Pekin Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 79% of Pekin Community High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 30 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.