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Best Middle Schools in Paxton, IL

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288

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Top rankedPaxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School429^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Paxton, Illinois has only one middle school, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. As the sole middle school in the area, it is the primary educational option for families in Paxton.

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 362nd out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 429th out of 1,368 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with stronger results in English Language Arts (ELA) but weaker performance in Mathematics. In 2024-2025, the school outperformed the state and district averages in ELA across all grade levels, but underperformed in Mathematics. The school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 46.1% is slightly above the state average of 45.4% in 2024-2025.

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 51.97% in 2023-2024. However, the school's per-student spending of $13,914 in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.6 in 2023-2024 is relatively low, indicating a favorable learning environment. These factors suggest that the school has access to adequate resources, but further analysis is needed to understand how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School	Public	6-8	700 Panther Way	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 379-9202	288	25	11.5	48.3%	228 (79.2%)	5 (1.7%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	64.6	429^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.6%		64.1	405^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.3%	24	46.1	63.6	62.1	52.8	59.7	43.4	41.1	32.6	39.2	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	97.8	$15,446	$1,248	$14,198

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ludlow	5.33 mi	1
Rantoul	9.93 mi	8	781^st
Gifford	11.29 mi	1	304^th
Cissna Park	13.2 mi	3	222^nd
Gibson City	14.69 mi	3	242^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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