Is Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School a good school?

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School ranks 405 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 279 students attended Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School?

Students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School usually go on to attend Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Summary:

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School is a public middle school serving 269 students in grades 6-8 in Paxton, Illinois, which is part of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 district. This school consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 50.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 32.1% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively.

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade ELA, where 61.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 46.7%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing significantly better than their statewide counterparts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Hispanic students ranked 169 out of 643 Illinois middle schools in ELA, and low-income students ranked 218 out of 1,219 Illinois middle schools.

While the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2019-2020 to 31.1% in 2021-2022, the rate has since improved, reaching 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year. Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School generally outperforms the nearby Iroquois West Middle School, GCMS Middle School, and J.W. Eater Junior High School in academic metrics, and the school's steady increase in spending per student, from $12,367 in 2019-2020 to $14,490 in 2022-2023, may be contributing to its strong performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

700 Panther Way
Paxton, IL 60957-1469

(217) 379-9202

District: Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

SchoolDigger Rank:
405^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,914

Students who attend Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School

Feeder schools for Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School:

Elementary:

Clara Peterson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 279

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School ranks better than 70.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.12. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (82.1%), Hispanic (11.8%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School is 12.6. (See more...)

Compare Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School is $13,914.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School 405^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10:

SchoolDigger ranks Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 282^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	71.29	362^nd	1185	69.5%
2004	59.43	571^st	1204	52.6%
2005	69.47	417^th	1209	65.5%
2006	58.71	605^th	1272	52.4%
2007	57.32	641^st	1287	50.2%
2008	74.92	315^th	1293	75.6%
2009	61.16	589^th	1318	55.3%
2010	59.17	634^th	1327	52.2%
2011	60.74	606^th	1344	54.9%
2012	58.79	629^th	1365	53.9%
2013	47.30	737^th	1367	46.1%
2014	55.43	593^rd	1322	55.1%
2015	78.27	225^th	1302	82.7%
2016	76.85	246^th	1294	81.0%
2017	78.28	232^nd	1293	82.1%
2018	69.85	330^th	1293	74.5%
2019	73.91	300^th	1356	77.9%
2021	70.96	286^th	1241	77.0%
2022	65.51	382^nd	1369	72.1%
2023	67.19	362^nd	1367	73.5%
2024	64.12	405^th	1363	70.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.01	126^th	602	79.1%
2019	57.07	193^rd	792	75.6%
2021	61.70	102^nd	548	81.4%
2022	66.59	111^th	781	85.8%
2023	43.70	348^th	805	56.8%
2024	38.52	415^th	802	48.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.27	196^th	1161	83.1%
2019	82.38	120^th	1217	90.1%
2021	68.47	181^st	1019	82.2%
2022	71.36	211^th	1221	82.7%
2023	70.19	233^rd	1234	81.1%
2024	72.52	218^th	1219	82.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.69	286^th	1226	76.7%
2019	74.17	282^nd	1276	77.9%
2021	72.89	224^th	1017	78.0%
2022	67.02	336^th	1286	73.9%
2023	68.71	325^th	1275	74.5%
2024	61.98	399^th	1251	68.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.26	167^th	674	75.2%
2024	50.41	221^st	639	65.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.62	367^th	1223	70.0%
2019	72.97	285^th	1296	78.0%
2021	59.74	324^th	1048	69.1%
2022	58.30	440^th	1286	65.8%
2023	59.95	414^th	1292	68.0%
2024	63.99	373^rd	1264	70.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.68	219^th	661	66.9%
2024	65.63	169^th	643	73.7%

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Rank History for White students at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.10	413^th	889	53.5%
2019	55.51	375^th	905	58.6%
2021	55.32	327^th	813	59.8%
2022	44.30	479^th	898	46.7%
2023	49.10	419^th	895	53.2%
2024	47.99	441^st	875	49.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	295	1	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
1992	298	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
1993	342	2	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1994	343	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1995	342	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1996	342	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1997	339	2	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1998	358	4	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1999	343	3	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2000	343	3	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2001	326	1	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
2002	329	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2003	329	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2004	314	0	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2005	330	0	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	1	336
2006	332	0	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	1	340
2007	332	2	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	4	346
2008	345	1	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	1	356
2009	325	2	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	2	342
2010	327	1	1	16	0	n/a	n/a	5	350
2011	329	2	0	21	1	0	1	0	354
2012	314	1	1	27	1	0	0	0	344
2013	326	0	1	20	1	0	0	0	348
2014	317	2	2	22	1	1	0	0	345
2015	318	4	3	12	1	1	1	0	340
2016	316	4	4	13	0	4	2	0	343
2017	287	5	5	14	0	4	3	0	318
2018	275	6	2	18	0	3	5	0	309
2019	258	6	1	21	0	0	7	0	293
2020	258	6	0	19	0	1	10	0	294
2021	240	3	0	23	0	0	12	0	278
2022	251	2	0	26	0	0	13	0	292
2023	224	3	0	30	0	0	12	0	269
2024	229	4	1	33	0	0	12	0	279

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	299	17.5	17.0	n/a
1992	299	17.5	17.0	n/a
1993	347	17.5	19.8	n/a
1994	345	17.5	19.7	n/a
1995	345	18.8	18.4	n/a
1996	345	18.8	18.4	n/a
1997	343	18.8	18.2	n/a
1998	365	20.3	18.0	n/a
1999	351	20.5	17.1	n/a
2000	350	20.3	17.2	n/a
2001	333	17.8	18.7	n/a
2002	330	22.3	14.8	26.1
2003	330	22.3	14.8	26.1
2004	322	25.8	12.5	28.6
2005	336	24.8	13.5	31.6
2006	340	23.2	14.7	35.4
2007	346	23.0	15.0	31
2008	356	20.0	17.8	36.3
2009	342	26.4	13.0	32.1
2010	350	26.3	13.2	34.5
2011	354	26.3	13.4	29.1
2012	344	26.3	13.0	34
2013	348	28.6	12.1	32.2
2014	345	24.5	14.0	37.1
2015	340	24.0	14.1	49.4
2016	343	25.0	13.7	40.5
2017	318	23.2	13.6	44.3
2018	309	24.5	12.6	51.1
2019	293	25.7	11.3	53.2
2020	294	24.5	12.0	54.8
2021	278	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	292	24.2	12.0	44.9
2023	269	25.2	10.6	48.3
2024	279	22.0	12.6	52

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	299	17.5	17.0	n/a
1992	299	17.5	17.0	n/a
1993	347	17.5	19.8	n/a
1994	345	17.5	19.7	n/a
1995	345	18.8	18.4	n/a
1996	345	18.8	18.4	n/a
1997	343	18.8	18.2	n/a
1998	365	20.3	18.0	n/a
1999	351	20.5	17.1	n/a
2000	350	20.3	17.2	n/a
2001	333	17.8	18.7	n/a
2002	330	22.3	14.8	26.1
2003	330	22.3	14.8	26.1
2004	322	25.8	12.5	28.6
2005	336	24.8	13.5	31.6
2006	340	23.2	14.7	35.4
2007	346	23.0	15.0	31
2008	356	20.0	17.8	36.3
2009	342	26.4	13.0	32.1
2010	350	26.3	13.2	34.5
2011	354	26.3	13.4	29.1
2012	344	26.3	13.0	34
2013	348	28.6	12.1	32.2
2014	345	24.5	14.0	37.1
2015	340	24.0	14.1	49.4
2016	343	25.0	13.7	40.5
2017	318	23.2	13.6	44.3
2018	309	24.5	12.6	51.1
2019	293	25.7	11.3	53.2
2020	294	24.5	12.0	54.8
2021	278	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	292	24.2	12.0	44.9
2023	269	25.2	10.6	48.3
2024	279	22.0	12.6	52

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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