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Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School

Paxton, IL · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant

182nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 70% Improving

700 Panther Way, Paxton, IL 60957

(217)379-4331NCES ID 170765005478Directory 202324

374
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11:1
Student / teacher ratio
44%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
32.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School 182nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 70% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 64th in 2019 to 70th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%70%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
58%
IL average
52%
Math
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
45%
IL average
38%
Science
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
49%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School IL average
25%50%75%58%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School IL average
25%50%75%45%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School IL average
25%50%75%49%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%56%10%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%46%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 374 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1990, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

9%White84%6%
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categories changedHispanic 9%White 84%99%19902023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White97.6%83.7% 13.9 pts
Hispanic2.0%9.4% 7.4 pts
Two or more races0.0%5.6% 5.6 pts
Black0.2%1.1% 0.9 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1990. 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 $157K in zip 60957 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2011

$41K$81K$122K$163K$155K2011201520202025

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What school district is Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School in?

Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School is part of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 district in Paxton, Illinois.

Is Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School 182nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 70% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School?

White 84%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 6%, Black 1% (374 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60957 is $157K 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.