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Peoria Academy

2711 W Willow Knolls Drive, Peoria, IL, 61614 -

School Notes Overview:

A Peoria Academy education is an active partnership among parents, students, and faculty. Our environment supports and encourages personal growth and challenges for all members of our school community. We work together, in partnership, to achieve goals and solve common problems. At Peoria Academy, we seek to develop the total child - intellectually, physically, spiritually, socially, aesthetically, and emotionally. Creative and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and love of learning are our major objectives. Peoria Academy values and encourages a sense of responsibility, respect for diversity, service to others, moral and environmental awareness and a sensitivity to global issues. Our mission is to prepare our young people for life. Enabling them to acquire the skills and knowledge to succeed....

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School Overview:

	Peoria Academy
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Peoria County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	314 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	19%	34%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 20 students
	Kind - 45 students
	Grade 1 - 48 students
	Grade 2 - 41 students
	Grade 3 - 44 students
	Grade 4 - 22 students
	Grade 5 - 34 students
	Grade 6 - 24 students
	Grade 7 - 23 students
	Grade 8 - 13 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	20 teachers
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:15	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	176 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

A Peoria Academy education is an active partnership among parents, students, and faculty. Our environment supports and encourages personal growth and challenges for all members of our school community. We work together, in partnership, to achieve goals and solve common problems. At Peoria Academy, we seek to develop the total child - intellectually, physically, spiritually, socially, aesthetically, and emotionally. Creative and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and love of learning are our major objectives. Peoria Academy values and encourages a sense of responsibility, respect for diversity, service to others, moral and environmental awareness and a sensitivity to global issues. Our mission is to prepare our young people for life. Enabling them to acquire the skills and knowledge to succeed.
Profile last updated: 03/05/2009

In the News:

Peoria Academy Expands With $3.5 Million (WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:18:37 pm
PEORIA -- Peoria Academy is getting bigger. A groundbreaking marks the beginning of 27,000 additional square feet.
Peoria Academy set to expand school (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:35:21 am
When Karen Caulder welcomed parents to Peoria Academy in 2000, the former Knights of Columbus building was hastily being made over to accommodate the area's only independent nonsectarian grade school. When she retires at the close of the academic year, construction will again be under way for the first phase of a $3.4 million four-part expansion program. The groundbreaking for the first phase ...
Experimental education (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 03:35:21 am
The Illinois Math & Science Academy's Liz Martinez passed out plastic bags filled with vials of what she assured her class was "simulated spit" and "not the real thing." The bags also contained instructions and information cards to complete an experiment to determine the carrier of a mock disease similar to the H1N1 flu virus, Martinez said.
Foil-ed Again (WEEK-TV Peoria)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 03:04:20 am
When you think of fencing, you likely think of sword play. Pirates of the Caribbean, or maybe Darth Vader versus Luke Skywalker. "Luke, I am your father."
Fossil show to feature cast of T-rex Sue's head (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on August 20, 2009 at 01:43:55 am
For the first time ever, a T-rex named Sue will be making an appearance in Peoria - or at least its head will.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (61614)	School Zip (61614)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	34,386 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	45%	24%
Population Average Age	41 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$47,030	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	43 years old	50 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (61614) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	66% / 34%	61% / 39%