For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 153 students in Norwood Education Service District 63. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Norwood Education Service District 63 have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
365 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Norwood Education Service District 63, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#602 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
7%
30%
% Black
7%
22%
% White
78%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,992 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has grown by 47% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,405 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has grown by 47% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,992
$22,423
Spending / Student
$18,405
$21,662
Best Norwood Education Service District 63 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Norwood Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
6521 W Farmington Rd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 676-3683
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 676-3683
Gr: 5-8 | 153 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: n/an/a
Peoria Cty Jvnl Det Ctr 6-8
Alternative School
223 N Maxwell Rd
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 634-4200
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 634-4200
Gr: 4-8
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