Summary:
The Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 district in Illinois has only one middle school, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 362 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 429 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with stronger results in English Language Arts compared to Mathematics. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (59.7%) were higher than the district (52.9%) and state (53.1%) averages, but its Mathematics proficiency rates (39.2%) were slightly higher than the district (39.1%) and state (38.5%) averages. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rates were 46.1% in 2024-2025, slightly higher than the district (46.1%) and state (45.4%) averages.
The school has a relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 51.97% in 2023-2024, indicating that the student population may face socioeconomic challenges. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.6 is lower than the state average, which could be a positive factor in terms of providing more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, the data suggests that Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School has some areas of strength but also faces challenges in maintaining its statewide ranking and improving its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates.
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