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Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

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At a glance

400^thof 738 Illinois districts▼ 53

Better than 45% of Illinois districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

700 Panther Way
Paxton, IL 60957-1469·(217) 379-3314·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 45.8% of districts

Schools

1,230

Students

Top rankedPaxton-Buckley-Loda High School227^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Summary:

Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 has three schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Clara Peterson Elementary School (PK–5), Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School (grades 6–8), and Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School (grades 9–12). Enrollment ranges from 288 students at the junior high to 564 at the elementary school. The clearest takeaway is that results vary substantially by school and grade: the junior high leads on all-grades results, while fifth-grade elementary math and grade-11 high-school results are notable concerns.

The junior high stands out academically: in 2025–2026, its IAR proficiency was 67% in ELA and 43% in math, about 11 and 3 percentage points above state results. In comparison, Clara Peterson was 9 points below the state in all-grades ELA, while its all-grades math was about level with the state. Its grade-level results show a sharper concern: fifth-grade math was 19%, 17 points below the state, while third-grade math was 55%, 6 points above. The high school’s grade-10 PreACT results exceeded state levels in all three subjects, but its grade-11 ACT results fell short in all three. SchoolDigger gave the elementary school 2 stars and the junior high and high school 3 stars each.

Recent changes are mixed, rather than a consistent district-wide trend. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, junior-high ELA rose 7 percentage points, while grade-11 ACT results fell 9 points in both ELA and math and 3 points in science; elementary all-grades ELA and math edged up, and fifth-grade science improved 12 points. SchoolDigger’s overall statewide rankings also declined over three years: 17 percentile points for the elementary school, 10 for the junior high, and 24 for the high school. Staffing and income figures provide context, not explanations: student-teacher ratios range from 11.1 to 12.7, and free/reduced lunch eligible figures for school year 2024–2025 range from 40% to 48%. These comparisons cover only two years of test scores, and schools serve different grades.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School	Public	9-12	700 Panther Way	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 379-4331	378	34	11.1	44.4%	324 (85.7%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	58.4	227^th of 620 public high schools	63.4%		73.3	152^nd of 698 public high schools	78.2%	75	61.4	58.8	50.6	44.7	38.6	54.1	49.4	36.5	45.9																	98.8%		$20,150	$1,356	$18,794
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%)	56.5	447^th of 1126 public middle schools	60.3%		64.6	429^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.6%	18											54.7				60.2	69.0	71.7	67.0				36.6	50.0	40.2	42.5	98.6%		$17,219	$1,341	$15,878
Clara Peterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	580 E Franklin St	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 379-2531	564	44	12.7	39.9%	465 (82.4%)	5 (0.9%)	57 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.9%)	31.7	1161^st of 1737 public elementary schools	33.2%		43.2	1136^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.7%	25										34.4		42.2	50.0	48.9				46.9	54.9	43.6	19.4				39.8	96.7%		$13,484	$1,343	$12,141
Panther Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	430 S High St	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(217) 379-3314	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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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