Peoria Public Schools

Can you guess which four of our principals graduated from Peoria Public Schools? Share your favorite memory with your principal!

Did you know that our principals have worked for Peoria Public Schools for a combined 264 years?! Share what you love about your principal!

It's time to celebrate our amazing principals! Each day this week will be dedicated to appreciating their hard work and impact on our students. Join us by sharing what you love most about your principal!

Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Let's take a moment to celebrate our incredible transportation department who make everything possible!

Join us in celebrating IL School Principal Appreciation Week by recognizing the outstanding work of our 28 remarkable school leaders!

Fact of the Day: In 1946, Sylvia Mendez attended an “all-white” school 7 years before Brown vs. Board of Education was passed!

Fact of the Day: Hispanics represent 25% of the total Gen Z population (nearly 20 million!)

PPS offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at Richwoods High School, Liberty Leadership Middle School, Charter Oak Primary School, Kellar Primary School, & Northmoor Primary School!

Fact of the Day: Hispanic and Latino Americans are nearly 20% of the US population!

Fact of the Day: There are approximately 1.1 million veterans in the United States who are of Hispanic origin. They have fought in every US war!

Peoria Public Schools offers one-way Dual Language classes for grades K-5 at Glen Oak Community Learning Center, Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center, and Lincoln K-8 School.

Fact of the Day: There are 4.65 Million Latino-owned businesses in the US!

Last year, students from all three of our High Schools took a school trip to Puerto Rico!

Happy School Custodian Appreciation Day to all of the remarkable custodians who make our school buildings the best places to learn!

Fact of the Day: Latinos start 82% of all new businesses in the US!

Dual Language students make up 8.5% of Peoria Public School's student population with about 1,093 students!

Fact of the Day: Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in 2009.

It's School Improvement Day and Annie Jo Gordon CLC staff are fired up! 🔥🔥 Reminder that today is a half day for all students except Valeska and Knoxville.

Our high schools offer 7 Spanish classes: Spanish 1-4, AP Spanish, and Spanish for Heritage Speakers 1 and 2.

Franklin Primary School was awarded the August Most Improved Attendance award for increasing attendance by 2.7%! Keep up the great work!