Peoria Heights Community Unit School District #325 was organized on March 17, 1969.  It was formed essentially from all of, or portions of, School District #112 (Gardener Elementary), School District #312 (Richwoods High School) and School District #120 (Peoria Heights Elementary). This community unit school district serves a 5.1 square mile area made up of the Village of Peoria Heights and a small portion of the City of Peoria.

Consolidation into a Community Unit School District was voted by the electorate so that there would be assurance of local educational control from kindergarten through grade twelve.

There are two school in the district.  Peoria Heights Grade School (a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade building) and Peoria Heights High School (a ninth through twelfth grade building).

The school district was established and dedicated to work to meet the educational interests, needs and priorities of the parents and students that are served in the community. The School District recognizes the value, unique needs and contributions of each individual student, and provides a well-rounded and challenging educational program that will give the student a sound academic foundation upon which to build, grow and become a secure and productive member of society.

The school district has received an Exemplary Practices Award for a pre-school program (Bright Futures) for children at risk of academic failure which it administers, from the Illinois State Board of Education. The district has also received an Exemplary Partnership Award for a construction industry work based learning project from the Illinois State Board of Education.

We have approximately one hundred employees--making our district one of the largest employers in Peoria Heights, Illinois.

We are very proud of our schools, and we encourage visitation. Please call one of the listed numbers to make arrangements:

School Facts

Grade School                                      High School

• Grade School

• Peoria Heights Grade School (Pre-K - 8th Grade)

  • New Facility (Opened Fall 2001)

  • IBM Compatible Networked Computer Lab (28 Workstations)

  • Networked Computers in Classrooms

  • Services of a fully-qualified psychologist and social worker

  • Small Class Size

  • A highly professional and committed staff

  • In-house K-8 Special Education classes

  • Fully equipped library (Librarian)

  • Band Program

  • Vocal Music Program

  • Drama Program

  • Interscholastic athletic competition

  • A disciplined atmosphere for serious learning

  • Hardworking parent club

  • Hot lunch program

  • Free bus transportation for a large number of students

  • The school district is the administrative agent for the Illinois State Board of Education pre-kindergarten program for Peoria County (Bright Futures) which is housed at Peoria Heights Grade School.

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• High School

  • Peoria Heights High School

  • Accelerated, regular and remedial courses throughout the curriculum

  • IBM compatible networked computer lab (24 Workstations)

  • IBM compatible free-standing computer lab (24 Workstations)

  • C.A.D. (Computer Assisted Design) computers for advanced drafting course

  • Standardized Achievement Test scores average one or more years above the grade level

  • Four years of foreign language: French, Spanish, German

  • Weighted grade point average

  • Academic, college, and career counseling

  • Services of a fully-qualified psychologist and social worker

  • A highly professional and committed staff

  • Student/teacher ratio - less than 15 to 1

  • In-house Special Education classes

  • Fully equipped Science lab, library, business area, and industrial arts shops

  • Outstanding athletic facilities, baseball and football fields, all-weather 400 meter rubberized track, and gymnasium that seats 1,600 people

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