Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr, Peoria IL

Original Research by School Decision on Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr

Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center is a public elementary and middle school in Peoria serving kindergarten through eighth grade, located in the city's west central neighborhood. It is a regular public school with an enrollment of about six hundred students. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with smaller shares of white students and students of multiple races. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special education enrollment were not available, so a parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand the support services and economic composition of the student population.

State testing data for the 2024-25 school year shows very low academic proficiency across all tested subjects and grade levels. In mathematics, proficiency ranged from single digits in grades five through eight to roughly one-fifth in grades three and four. In English language arts, proficiency was strongest in eighth grade at around two-fifths, but grades three through six all scored below one-quarter proficiency. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, was similarly low, in the single digits and low teens. These results place the school in the bottom quartile of Peoria County districts on overall proficiency. A parent considering this school should understand that the vast majority of students are not meeting grade-level standards in core subjects. The district has made reading instruction a priority: in April 2026 the school board approved a major overhaul of the K-5 reading curriculum, replacing materials in place for years with a science-of-reading aligned program. This shift is aimed directly at the fact that roughly two-thirds of third through eighth graders were not reading at grade level district-wide. Whether that curriculum change will move student outcomes remains to be seen.

The school's setting is in Peoria, a mid-sized Illinois city anchored by healthcare (OSF Healthcare and Carle Health) and heavy manufacturing (Caterpillar and other machinery makers). The city has strong civic anchors including the Illinois Riverfront and Riverfront Park, Glen Oak Park with the Peoria Zoo, and the Peoria Public Library system. Public transit is provided by CityLink, which operates 18 fixed routes and serves schools, hospitals, and parks across multiple communities. The city is in a period of slow growth focused on redevelopment rather than expansion; housing inventory is described as historically tight, and investment has concentrated on adaptive reuse in downtown and the Warehouse District rather than new construction in outlying areas. The median home value and rent in the school's zip code are modest compared to state and national benchmarks, making the area affordable.

Annie Jo Gordon is a neighborhood school without a magnet program or specialized offerings mentioned in available sources. Families should expect a traditional elementary and middle school structure. No data was available on staffing, discipline, attendance, or course offerings beyond core instruction, so parents may want to inquire about enrichment, arts, and elective options, as well as support services and school climate.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 27% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 20% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 52%

School 2% · District 16% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 62%

School 2% · District 14% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 74%

School 4% · District 20% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 86%

School 6% · District 13% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 38%

School 8% · District 30% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 28% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 29% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 47 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 27% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 25% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 35% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 18% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 21% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolPeoria SD 150, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.