Pecatonica Comm Middle School
Pecatonica, IL · Pecatonica CUSD 321
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, distant
394th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 42%▼ Declining
1200 Main St, Pecatonica, IL 61063
(815)239-2612NCES ID 173105005648Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Pecatonica Comm Middle School 394th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 42% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 93th in 2019 to 43th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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.
Hispanic (last reported 2019) 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 256 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2003, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.1% | 86.3% | ▼ 7.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.4% | 5.5% | ▲ 3.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 4.7% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 2.3% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2003. 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 $232K in zip 61063 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Pecatonica Comm Middle School
- #378Winnebago Middle SchoolWinnebago CUSD 323 · 6.6 mi away378th of 685
ELA 49% ▼2 · Math 35% ▲5Compare - #480Durand Jr High SchoolDurand CUSD 322 · 8.8 mi away480th of 685
ELA 49% ▼2 · Math 20% ▼10Compare - #677Kennedy Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 11.5 mi away677th of 685
ELA 10% ▼41Compare - #682Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcadRockford SD 205 · 12.7 mi away682nd of 685
ELA 14% ▼37 · Math 5% ▼25Compare - #126Byron Middle SchoolByron CUSD 226 · 12.8 mi away126th of 685
ELA 81% ▲30 · Math 46% ▲16Compare - #1Thurgood Marshall SchoolRockford SD 205 · 13.3 mi away1st of 685
ELA 98% ▲47 · Math 92% ▲62Compare - #656West Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 13.5 mi away656th of 685
ELA 22% ▼29 · Math 8% ▼22Compare - #618Freeport Middle SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 13.7 mi away618th of 685
ELA 27% ▼24 · Math 15% ▼15Compare
What school district is Pecatonica Comm Middle School in?
Pecatonica Comm Middle School is part of the Pecatonica CUSD 321 district in Pecatonica, Illinois.
Is Pecatonica Comm Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Pecatonica Comm Middle School 394th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 42% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Pecatonica Comm Middle School?
White 86%, Hispanic 6%, Two or more races 5%, Black 2% (256 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Pecatonica Comm Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61063 is $232K 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.