Dixon High School
Dixon, IL · Dixon USD 170
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
381st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 37%▼ Declining
300 Lincoln Statue Dr, Dixon, IL 61021
(815)453-4966NCES ID 171233001481Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Dixon High School 381st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 37% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 59th in 2019 to 37th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 755 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 85.7% | 82.1% | ▼ 3.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 9.0% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.5% | 5.8% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 3.2% | 2.0% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 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.
Typical home value $176K in zip 61021 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Dixon High School
- #236Polo Comm High SchoolPolo CUSD 222 · 10.4 mi away236th of 601
ELA 62% ▲11 · Math 33% ▲8Compare - #283Sterling High SchoolSterling CUSD 5 · 10.9 mi away283rd of 601
ELA 46% ▼5 · Math 41% ▲16Compare - –Amboy High SchoolAmboy CUSD 272 · 11.9 mi awayCompare
- #328Rock Falls Township High SchoolRock Falls Twp HSD 301 · 12.1 mi away328th of 601
ELA 50% ▼1 · Math 31% ▲6Compare - #209Ashton-Franklin Center HSAshton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 · 13.4 mi away209th of 601
ELA 59% ▲8 · Math 41% ▲16Compare - #257Oregon Jr/Sr High SchoolOregon CUSD 220 · 13.7 mi away257th of 601
ELA 62% ▲11 · Math 29% ▲4Compare - #132Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr/Sr High SchoolChadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399 · 16.8 mi away132nd of 601
ELA 69% ▲18 · Math 45% ▲20Compare - #200Forreston Jr/Sr High SchForrestville Valley CUSD 221 · 19.8 mi away200th of 601
ELA 55% ▲4 · Math 45% ▲20Compare
What school district is Dixon High School in?
Dixon High School is part of the Dixon USD 170 district in Dixon, Illinois.
Is Dixon High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Dixon High School 381st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 37% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Dixon High School?
White 82%, Two or more races 9%, Hispanic 6%, Black 2% (755 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Dixon High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61021 is $176K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
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.