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Dixon High School

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Dixon High School ranks 440 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 37% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Dixon High School is a public high school located in Dixon, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 755 students. The school is part of the Dixon Unified School District 170, which is ranked 553 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Dixon High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, typically between the 300s to 400s out of around 700 schools. Its academic performance, as measured by test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism, is below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 11th-grade ACT proficiency rates were 50.9% in English Language Arts, 24.7% in Math, and 34.9% in Science, compared to state averages of 51.7%, 39.3%, and 48.7%, respectively. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with large performance gaps between subgroups.

While the nearby high schools, such as Oregon Junior/Senior High School, Ashton-Franklin Center High School, and Polo Community High School, also have their own challenges, they generally outperform Dixon High School on key metrics. The school's consistently low statewide ranking, subpar academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism rates suggest the need for a comprehensive review of its instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.

760

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,385

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Lincoln Statue Dr
Dixon, IL 61021-2030

(815) 453-4966

District: Dixon Unified School District 170

Feeder schools for Dixon High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Madison School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Reagan Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Illinois avg48%

440^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 811Dixon Unified School District 170 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	440 of 698	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	360 of 697	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	354 of 699	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	386 of 699	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	251 of 688	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	276 of 701	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	245 of 647	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	301 of 642	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.2	402 of 643	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	326 of 614	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.1	321 of 670	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	264 of 670	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.2	249 of 665	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	252 of 655	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	266 of 643	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.5	312 of 632	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.6	186 of 624	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	219 of 612	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.3	411 of 596	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.1	296 of 590	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.3	199 of 592	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.8	208 of 586	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	439 of 491	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	151 of 428	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	468 of 685	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	308 of 664	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	339 of 656	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	390 of 658	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	323 of 639	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	312 of 665	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	235 of 620	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	299 of 366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	243 of 333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	142 of 335	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	514 of 672	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	335 of 639	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	269 of 644	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	433 of 626	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	194 of 611	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	178 of 639	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	57 of 585	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	382 of 685	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	377 of 668	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	328 of 668	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	346 of 664	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	194 of 653	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	231 of 675	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	245 of 619	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	165 of 211	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	147 of 182	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	101 of 163	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	128 of 170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	139 of 160	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	124 of 165	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	134 of 154	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	341 of 527	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	272 of 482	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	260 of 476	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	128 of 473	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	199 of 374	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	462 of 564	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	367 of 554	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	372 of 557	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	411 of 560	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	253 of 553	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	270 of 552	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	271 of 548	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science35%-14 vs state

Mathematics25%-15 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
Dixon High School	Public	9-12	300 Lincoln Statue Dr	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 453-4966	760	44	17.2	44.2%	624 (82.1%)	19 (2.5%)	42 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.7%)	40.2	440^th of 698 public high schools	37.0%		44.4	360^th of 697 public high schools	48.4%	80	54.9	39.9	28.8	28.6	29.3	34.0	50.9	24.7	34.9								99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.2	$17,385	$683	$16,702
Polo Community High School	Public	9-12	100 S Union Ave	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 946-3314	186	16	11.6	36.6%	163 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	61.3	239^th of 698 public high schools	65.8%		52.9	283^rd of 697 public high schools	59.4%	44	69.4	35.9	30.6	28.2	63.9	48.7	61.5	32.7	51.9								96.8	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.8	95.8	96.8	96.3	$15,485	$1,197	$14,288
Whiteside Area Career	Public	11-12	1608 5th Ave	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 626-5810	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sterling High School	Public	9-12	1608 4th Ave	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 625-6800	999	57	17.5	54.1%	526 (52.7%)	23 (2.3%)	371 (37.1%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.2%)	66.5	199^th of 698 public high schools	71.5%		43.1	372^nd of 697 public high schools	46.6%	173	71.4	59.0	45.3	31.0	53.4	53.0	46.3	41.0	43.7								98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.4	98.2	92.3	$14,137	$568	$13,569
Regional Center for Change	Public	6-12	500 E 5Th St	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 564-2032	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Regional Center For Change ALOP	Public	6-12	500 E 5Th St	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 564-2032	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Amboy High School	Public	9-12	11 E Hawley St	Amboy	61310	Lee County	Amboy CUSD 272	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 857-3632	229	21	11.1	38.0%	204 (89.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.3	486^th of 698 public high schools	30.4%		39.8	392^nd of 697 public high schools	43.8%	94	62.1	52.5	31.0	23.0	39.3	29.5	16.7	14.6	12.5								94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$19,237	$307	$18,930
Rock Falls Township High School	Public	9-12	101 12th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Township HSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-3886	530	39	13.5	60.4%	391 (73.8%)	9 (1.7%)	98 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	43.1	409^th of 698 public high schools	41.4%		40.5	388^th of 697 public high schools	44.3%	21	57.3	41.3	33.1	15.6	43.6	27.5	50.4	31.0	39.1								98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$21,122	$935	$20,187
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	Public	7-12	611 Western Ave	Ashton	61006	Lee County	Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 453-7461	216	17	12.7	51.9%	191 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	64.9	213^th of 698 public high schools	69.5%		73.1	147^th of 697 public high schools	78.9%	66	85.7	52.9	42.9	29.4	52.4	58.8	41.2	35.3	44.1	44.4	72.5	61.1	67.1	57.5	27.8	43.4	96.3	95.4	95.4	95.4	97.7	95.0	97.7	72.0	$17,474	$710	$16,764
Oregon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	210 S 10th St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 732-5300	627	44	14.4	48.6%	501 (79.9%)	9 (1.4%)	89 (14.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	57.4	266^th of 698 public high schools	61.9%		52.5	285^th of 697 public high schools	59.1%	19	55.8	57.3	40.4	24.7	47.1	53.9	46.6	29.8	47.6	55.6	63.1	78.6	71.4	32.1	26.5	29.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	99.1	98.0	$17,708	$306	$17,402

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon High School

What schools feed into Dixon High School?

Dixon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Madison School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Reagan Middle School

How many students attend Dixon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Dixon High School.

What district is Dixon High School in?

Dixon Unified School District 170

What is the racial makeup of Dixon High School?

Students at Dixon High School are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Dixon High School a good school?

Dixon High School ranks 440^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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