Dakota Jr Sr High School
Dakota, IL · Dakota CUSD 201
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 12 · Rural, distant
169th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 72%▼ Declining
300 Campus Dr, Dakota, IL 61018
(844)632-5682NCES ID 171161001374Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Dakota Jr Sr High School 169th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 72% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 85th in 2019 to 72th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 343 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.4% | 92.1% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.0% | 4.1% | ▲ 2.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.9% | 1.7% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.7% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Dakota Jr Sr High School
- #40Orangeville High SchoolOrangeville CUSD 203 · 7.9 mi away40th of 601
ELA 82% ▲26 · Math 59% ▲10Compare - #505Freeport High SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 8.5 mi away505th of 601
ELA 32% ▼24 · Math 19% ▼30Compare - #186Durand High SchoolDurand CUSD 322 · 10.5 mi away186th of 601
ELA 51% ▼5 · Math 51% ▲2Compare - #76Pecatonica High SchoolPecatonica CUSD 321 · 10.5 mi away76th of 601
ELA 67% ▲11 · Math 63% ▲14Compare - #29Lena-Winslow High SchoolLena Winslow CUSD 202 · 14.5 mi away29th of 601
ELA 81% ▲25 · Math 67% ▲18Compare - #188Winnebago High SchoolWinnebago CUSD 323 · 16.8 mi away188th of 601
ELA 59% ▲3 · Math 43% ▼6Compare - #178Pearl City High SchoolPearl City CUSD 200 · 17.3 mi away178th of 601
ELA 54% ▼2 · Math 50% ▲1Compare - #200Forreston Jr/Sr High SchForrestville Valley CUSD 221 · 18.1 mi away200th of 601
ELA 55% ▼1 · Math 45% ▼4Compare
What school district is Dakota Jr Sr High School in?
Dakota Jr Sr High School is part of the Dakota CUSD 201 district in Dakota, Illinois.
Is Dakota Jr Sr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Dakota Jr Sr High School 169th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 72% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Dakota Jr Sr High School?
White 92%, Hispanic 4%, Two or more races 2%, Black 1% (343 students, 2023–24).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.