The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in English language arts. The lowest is 73% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Germantown Hills Elementary Sch
Germantown Hills Elementary serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in a growing residential community about eight miles northeast of Peoria. The school enrolls students from what is essentially a bedroom-community setting dominated by single-family homes built over the last three decades, with subdivisions like Coventry Farm, Thornridge, and Whispering Oaks. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller populations of Hispanic, Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available in the reporting provided.
The school's most recent state assessment results show solid proficiency across the grades tested. In third grade, students reached proficiency in English language arts at a rate above the state midpoint, and math proficiency was also in the upper half of the state range. Fourth grade similarly showed proficiency in the mid-to-high range for both subjects. Both grades achieved near-universal test participation. Testing data for fifth grade and above is not reported because this school does not serve those grades; state assessments in Illinois begin in third grade, so no results exist for prekindergarten, kindergarten, first, or second grade.
When placed against the other districts in Woodford County, Germantown Hills Elementary's overall proficiency index sits in the top quartile among county schools, a solid positioning.
The elementary school is part of Germantown Hills School District 69, a small district that has remained stable on property taxes, rejecting a proposed increase in 2022. The district built and opened MTCO Park in 2025, a 19-acre athletic complex with baseball, softball, and pickleball facilities funded through a bond referendum voters approved in 2022. That bond carries repayment obligations extending over time, though a portion is offset by county school facilities sales tax revenue. For families relocating to the area, the school sits within a village environment that offers neighborhood parks, a farmers market, and a library branch, but relies on a car for most errands and connections beyond the immediate subdivisions. Housing values in the area are at a modest premium to the state benchmark and well below the national median.
This is a small elementary school serving its catchment of young learners in a stable, suburban, and predominantly white community. The test results available suggest competent instruction at the elementary grades tested. A parent considering the school would want to understand its approach to early literacy and numeracy, and to inquire about the transition pathway to middle school, given that Germantown Hills also operates a middle school in the district.
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