Paw Paw Junior High School
Paw Paw, IL · Paw Paw CUSD 271
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
258th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 62%▲ Improving
511 Chapman St, Paw Paw, IL 61353
(815)627-2841NCES ID 172235006774Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Paw Paw Junior High School 258th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 62% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 21th in 2022 to 62th 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 28 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2020, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2020 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 73.7% | 89.3% | ▲ 15.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 18.4% | 10.7% | ▼ 7.7 pts | |
| Black | 5.3% | 0.0% | ▼ 5.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 2.6 pts |
Typical home value $228K in zip 61353 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 Paw Paw Junior High School
- #384Northbrook SchoolMendota CCSD 289 · 11.6 mi away384th of 685
ELA 55% ▲4 · Math 28%Compare - #415Indian Creek Middle SchoolIndian Creek CUSD 425 · 12 mi away415th of 685
ELA 46% ▼5 · Math 33%Compare - #49Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk CUSD 432 · 15.3 mi away49th of 685
ELA 81% ▲30 · Math 67%Compare - #438Rochelle Middle SchoolRochelle CCSD 231 · 17 mi away438th of 685
ELA 53% ▲2 · Math 23%Compare - #376Amboy Jr High SchoolAmboy CUSD 272 · 18.4 mi away376th of 685
ELA 49% ▼2 · Math 35%Compare - #392Sandwich Middle SchoolSandwich CUSD 430 · 18.8 mi away392nd of 685
ELA 51% = · Math 31%Compare - #375Serena Middle SchoolSerena CUSD 2 · 19 mi away375th of 685
ELA 51% = · Math 33%Compare - #632Huntley Middle SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 19 mi away632nd of 685
ELA 22% ▼29 · Math 17%Compare
What school district is Paw Paw Junior High School in?
Paw Paw Junior High School is part of the Paw Paw CUSD 271 district in Paw Paw, Illinois.
Is Paw Paw Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Paw Paw Junior High School 258th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 62% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Paw Paw Junior High School?
White 89%, Hispanic 11% (28 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Paw Paw Junior High 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.