For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 212 students in Norwood ESD 63 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Norwood ESD 63 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
365 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Norwood ESD 63 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#731 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)9%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
32%
# Black Students
25 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
7%
18%
# White Students
285 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
78%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
35
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
29
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
32
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
37
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
43
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
37
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
32
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
35
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,992 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. 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 $21,244. 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 (19-20)
$19,992
$21,990

Spending / Student (19-20)
$18,405
$21,244

Best Norwood ESD 63 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Norwood Primary School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 S Main St
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 697-6312
Peoria, IL 61604
(309) 697-6312
Grades: PK-4
| 212 students
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