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Dakota Junior Senior High School

Q: Is Dakota Junior Senior High School a good school?

Dakota Junior Senior High School ranks 147 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 79% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Dakota Junior Senior High School is a public high school located in Dakota, Illinois, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 343 students. The school is part of the Dakota CUSD 201 district, which is ranked 278 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dakota Junior Senior High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Illinois high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking as high as 31st out of 643 schools in 2015-2016. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 55.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50% for the Dakota CUSD 201 district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance on the ACT exam is also strong, with 57.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, 53% in Math, and 51.5% in Science, all of which are higher than the state averages.

When compared to the nearby high schools, such as Winnebago High School, Pearl City High School, and Lena-Winslow High School, Dakota Junior Senior High School generally outperforms its peers on academic measures, such as test scores and graduation rates. This suggests that Dakota Junior Senior High School is providing a high-quality education that is competitive with other schools in the region.

344

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,854

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Campus Dr
Dakota, IL 61018-9802

(844) 632-5682

District: Dakota CUSD 201

Feeder schools for Dakota Junior Senior High School:

Elementary:

Dakota Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Illinois high schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

Illinois avg47%

Middle school

363^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 27%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

147^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

278^th of 811Dakota CUSD 201 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	363 of 1368	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	501 of 1363	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	284 of 1367	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	167 of 1369	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	164 of 1241	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	231 of 1356	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	615 of 1293	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	447 of 1293	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	340 of 1294	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	348 of 1302	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	295 of 1322	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	201 of 1367	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	204 of 1365	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	56.0	694 of 1344	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.2	310 of 1327	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	419 of 1318	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	512 of 1293	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	550 of 1287	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	533 of 1272	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.2	242 of 1209	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	176 of 1204	85.4%	★★★★☆
2003	79.3	235 of 1185	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	205 of 1248	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	337 of 1251	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	263 of 1275	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	208 of 1286	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	125 of 1017	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	242 of 1276	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	509 of 1226	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	157 of 1229	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	290 of 1219	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	185 of 1234	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	55 of 1221	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	80 of 1019	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	95 of 1217	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	37.2	731 of 1161	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	503 of 1271	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	644 of 1264	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.3	286 of 1292	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	124 of 1286	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	159 of 1048	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	228 of 1296	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	39.5	701 of 1223	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	439 of 884	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	554 of 875	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	299 of 895	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	227 of 898	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	200 of 813	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	291 of 905	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	636 of 889	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	147 of 698	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	108 of 697	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	168 of 699	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	145 of 699	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	214 of 688	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	167 of 701	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	143 of 647	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	172 of 642	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.5	31 of 643	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	71.8	133 of 614	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	86.5	76 of 670	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	134 of 670	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	235 of 665	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	313 of 655	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	214 of 643	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.8	130 of 632	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	207 of 624	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	83.7	74 of 612	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	57.5	284 of 596	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.2	229 of 590	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	216 of 592	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.7	359 of 586	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	129 of 685	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	179 of 664	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	213 of 656	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	166 of 658	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	173 of 639	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	178 of 665	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	204 of 620	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	135 of 672	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	96.7	21 of 639	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	63.9	177 of 644	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	159 of 626	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	382 of 611	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	173 of 639	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	65 of 585	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	169 of 685	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	69 of 668	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	146 of 668	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	127 of 664	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	312 of 653	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	178 of 675	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	120 of 619	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	100 of 527	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	205 of 564	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	142 of 554	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	206 of 557	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	178 of 560	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	283 of 553	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	199 of 552	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	156 of 548	71.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+12 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	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	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 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Dakota Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(844) 632-5682	344	24	14.4	29.9%	313 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	74.2	147^th of 698 public high schools	78.9%		81.5	108^th of 697 public high schools	84.5%	39	70.6	70.4	43.1	44.4	49.0	48.1	57.6	53.0	51.5	57.4	46.4	66.0	55.3	42.9	51.1	46.6	95.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.8	95.7	96.2	90.4	$14,854	$869	$13,984
RAP Freeport	Public	6-12	27 S State Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 599-1408	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orangeville High School	Public	9-12	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 789-4289	111	8	13.0	15.3%	104 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	60.6	244^th of 698 public high schools	65.0%		55.5	257^th of 697 public high schools	63.1%	13	69.0	40.7	34.5	22.2	37.9	46.2	82.4	58.8	47.1								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	$19,110	$683	$18,427
Career & Technical Educ Consortium	Public	11-12	2037 W Galena Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 232-0709	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Freeport High School	Public	9-12	701 W Moseley St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0400	1,165	87	13.3	56.2%	536 (46.0%)	283 (24.3%)	165 (14.2%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (14.4%)	27.3	521^st of 698 public high schools	25.4%		20.9	543^rd of 697 public high schools	22.1%	22	39.6	39.0	20.7	14.9	35.8	34.6	32.1	18.5	29.1								99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.3	99.6	97.8	$23,019	$2,272	$20,747
Freeport Alternative High School	Public	6-12	1330 S Locust Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 233-0796	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Durand High School	Public	9-12	200 W South St	Durand	61024	Winnebago County	Durand CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 248-2171	170	17	10.1	32.4%	146 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	66.8	196^th of 698 public high schools	71.9%		21.1	538^th of 697 public high schools	22.8%	342	78.4	61.4	35.1	22.7	51.4	47.7	51.4	51.4	51.4								96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	95.9	93.0	$22,629	$400	$22,230
Pecatonica High School	Public	9-12	1300 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 239-2611	313	23	13.6	30.7%	277 (88.5%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	81.4	103^rd of 698 public high schools	85.2%		76.2	135^th of 697 public high schools	80.6%	32	63.8	74.0	37.5	51.9	53.8	66.2	67.6	63.4	62.0								98.1	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	96.2	$16,324	$111	$16,213
Lena-Winslow High School	Public	9-12	516 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 369-2525	232	19	12.0	37.1%	213 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	86.2	80^th of 698 public high schools	88.5%		71.2	159^th of 697 public high schools	77.2%	79	83.3	55.6	63.3	42.6	70.0	53.7	80.7	67.2	63.2								98.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.7	99.2	99.2	98.3	$14,649	$1,311	$13,338
Winnebago High School	Public	9-12	200 E McNair Rd	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 335-2336	422	35	12.1	27.7%	336 (79.6%)	13 (3.1%)	45 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	67.1	193^rd of 698 public high schools	72.3%		66.6	181^st of 697 public high schools	74.0%	12	64.0	48.5	38.2	39.6	47.2	51.5	60.8	44.9	54.6								99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.5	99.5	98.8	$18,339	$635	$17,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Dakota Junior Senior High School

What schools feed into Dakota Junior Senior High School?

Dakota Junior Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dakota Elementary School

What district is Dakota Junior Senior High School in?

Dakota CUSD 201

How many students attend Dakota Junior Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Dakota Junior Senior High School.

Is Dakota Junior Senior High School a good school?

Dakota Junior Senior High School ranks 147^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dakota Junior Senior High School?

Students at Dakota Junior Senior High School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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