Pontiac High School
Pontiac, IL · Pontiac Twp HSD 90
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
203rd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 66%▲ Improving
1100 E Indiana Ave, Pontiac, IL 61764
(815)844-6113NCES ID 173222003369Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Pontiac High School 203rd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 66% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 48th in 2019 to 66th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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 678 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.6% | 75.4% | ▼ 12.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.9% | 14.5% | ▲ 8.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.2% | 6.5% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Black | 2.2% | 3.4% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 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 $158K in zip 61764 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 Pontiac High School
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What school district is Pontiac High School in?
Pontiac High School is part of the Pontiac Twp HSD 90 district in Pontiac, Illinois.
Is Pontiac High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Pontiac High School 203rd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 66% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Pontiac High School?
White 75%, Hispanic 15%, Two or more races 7%, Black 3% (678 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Pontiac High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61764 is $158K 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.