L E Starke Elementary School
1610 Holiday Dr
Pekin IL, 61554, Tazewell County
Phone: 309-477-4714
Ranking: 
(466 out of 3,028, top 15%)*
(466 out of 3,028, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Pekin Public School District108
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 268 | 256 | 227 | 203 | 210 | 197 | 224 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 26.9% | 73 | 28.5% | 54 | 23.8% | 57 | 28.1% | 48 | 22.9% | 39 | 19.8% | 52 | 23.2% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 26.5% | 68 | 26.6% | 62 | 27.3% | 51 | 25.1% | 53 | 25.2% | 47 | 23.9% | 76 | 33.9% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 22.0% | 64 | 25.0% | 48 | 21.1% | 51 | 25.1% | 45 | 21.4% | 67 | 34.0% | 47 | 21.0% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 24.6% | 51 | 19.9% | 57 | 25.1% | 40 | 19.7% | 60 | 28.6% | 44 | 22.3% | 49 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 159 | 59.3% | 139 | 54.3% | 109 | 48.0% | 94 | 46.3% | 89 | 42.4% | 90 | 45.7% | 123 | 54.9% |
| Female: | 109 | 40.7% | 117 | 45.7% | 118 | 52.0% | 109 | 53.7% | 101 | 48.1% | 92 | 46.7% | 93 | 41.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.6% | 7 | 3.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 232 | 86.6% | 231 | 90.2% | 209 | 92.1% | 186 | 91.6% | 191 | 91.0% | 181 | 91.9% | 210 | 93.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 5.2% | 11 | 4.3% | 6 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 155 | 57.8% | 130 | 50.8% | 64 | 28.2% | 105 | 51.7% | 106 | 50.5% | 109 | 55.3% | 103 | 46.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 7.8% | 50 | 22.0% | 13 | 6.4% | 12 | 5.7% | 15 | 7.6% | 16 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.40 | 13.25 | 13.35 | 11.28 | 11.05 | 12.50 | 22.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 85.0% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 89.8% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 90.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 91.2% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.1% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 92.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 62.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70.2% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 76.7% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 75.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 75.6% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 82.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.2% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 66.8% | 58.8% |
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* L E Starke Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.