Schools in Zip Code 60957

Schools in ZIP code 60957 serve preschool through grade 12 across three schools, with 1,230 students enrolled in 2024–25. The strongest reported IAR results are at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School, while Clara Peterson Elementary School has a notable ELA weakness; Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School shows a mix of results across grades and tests. The clearest area-wide contrast is ELA: the junior high was 11 percentage points above the state, while Clara Peterson was 9 points below.

The junior high stands out in 2025–26 all-grades IAR: 67% were proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide, and 43% in math, compared with 40% statewide. Clara Peterson’s all-grades ELA was 47%, 9 points below the state; its all-grades math was 39.8%, just above the state’s 39.6%. That overall math result masks a sharp fifth-grade dip: 19% proficient, 17 points below the state. The high school’s results vary by grade: ninth- and tenth-grade PreACT math were 9 and 8 points above state results, but eleventh-grade ACT math was 3 points below, and ninth-grade PreACT science was 9 points below. Because grade spans and tests differ, cross-school score contrasts are broad rather than like-for-like.

Recent trends favor the junior high: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, its all-grades ELA rose 7 points and math rose 3, gaining ground on the state in both. Clara Peterson’s ELA rose 1 point but fell further behind the state; its math remained close to the state. The high school’s eleventh-grade ACT scores fell in all subjects, including 9 points in both ELA and math. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 percentile rankings are 60 for the junior high, 33 for Clara Peterson, and 63 for the high school; all declined over the three years shown. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 48% at the junior high, 40% at Clara Peterson, and 44% at the high school. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 11.1 at the high school to 12.7 at Clara Peterson; these measures describe the schools but do not explain their test results.