Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch
Paxton, IL · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, distant
289th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 58%▼ Declining
700 Panther Way, Paxton, IL 60957
(217)379-9202NCES ID 170765005479Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch 289th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 58% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 70th in 2019 to 58th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (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.
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.
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 279 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1990, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 92.9% | 82.1% | ▼ 10.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.9% | 11.8% | ▲ 5.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.3% | 4.3% | ▲ 4.0 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.8 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch
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What school district is Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch in?
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch is part of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 district in Paxton, Illinois.
Is Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch 289th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 58% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch?
White 82%, Hispanic 12%, Two or more races 4%, Black 1% (279 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch 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.