Central Jr High School
East Peoria, IL · East Peoria SD 86
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
467th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 32%▼ Declining
601 Taylor St, East Peoria, IL 61611
(309)427-5200NCES ID 171324001569Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Central Jr High School 467th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 32% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 38th in 2019 to 32th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 426 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.6% | 82.2% | ▼ 6.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.3% | 6.1% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Black | 1.3% | 5.4% | ▲ 4.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 5.2% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.4% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $190K in zip 61611 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Central Jr High School
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ELA 42% ▼4 · Math 21% ▼5Compare
What school district is Central Jr High School in?
Central Jr High School is part of the East Peoria SD 86 district in East Peoria, Illinois.
Is Central Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Central Jr High School 467th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 32% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Central Jr High School?
White 82%, Hispanic 6%, Black 5%, Two or more races 5% (426 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Central Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61611 is $190K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.