Paw Paw Elementary School
Paw Paw, IL · Paw Paw CUSD 271
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Rural, distant
864th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 59%▲ Improving
511 Chapman St, Paw Paw, IL 61353
(815)627-2841NCES ID 172235002503Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Paw Paw Elementary School 864th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 59% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 18th in 2019 to 59th in 2025 — improving.
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 99 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.1% | 83.8% | ▼ 3.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.5% | 10.1% | ▲ 3.6 pts | |
| Black | 1.6% | 3.0% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 3.0% | ▼ 1.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 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 $228K in zip 61353 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Paw Paw Elementary School in?
Paw Paw Elementary School is part of the Paw Paw CUSD 271 district in Paw Paw, Illinois.
Is Paw Paw Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Paw Paw Elementary School 864th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 59% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Paw Paw Elementary School?
White 84%, Hispanic 10%, Black 3%, Two or more races 3% (99 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Paw Paw Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61353 is $228K 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.