Enrollment
42
Middle
DISTRICT 65 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAW PAW CUSD 271·NCES 172235006774
Paw Paw Junior High School
511 Chapman St, Paw Paw, IL 61353 · (815) 627-2841 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL42 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
22 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 22 | 52% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 29% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paw Paw CUSD 271. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
IL avg 37.9% . -14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 33.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Paw Paw Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42 | #687 of 691 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
42
+4 (+11%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42 | 5.8 | 7.3:1 | 52% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 28 | 5.8 | 4.9:1 | 46% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 6.2 | 5.5:1 | 50% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paw Paw Junior High School.
About Paw Paw Junior High School
Paw Paw Junior High School is a very small middle school based in Paw Paw, Illinois. Its enrollment is 42 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 91% below average.
The Paw Paw CUSD 271 system has 2 schools and 129 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Paw Paw Junior High School are White. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 2% Black. Lee County residents are about 86% White, a similar share.
Paw Paw Junior High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1, with 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 52% at Paw Paw Junior High School. Public schools in Lee County average a similar 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Paw Paw Junior High School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Illinois public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.3%.
The county, Lee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $70,292 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Paw Paw Junior High School, Lee County has 19 public schools.
Paw Paw Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Paw Paw Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Paw Paw Junior High School holds 6 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Paw Paw Junior High School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Paw Paw Junior High School enrolled 38 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 42.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,869
Census ACS
Median income
$70,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,778 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Paw Paw Elementary School0.0 mi · 87
- Indian Creek High School7.2 mi · 268
- Indian Creek Elementary School7.4 mi · 269
- The Earlville Early Learning Center7.8 mi · 55
- Earlville Elementary School7.8 mi · 253
- Earlville Jr/Sr High School7.8 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Paw Paw Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paw Paw Junior High School?
Paw Paw Junior High School enrolls approximately 42 students in grades 06-08.
Is Paw Paw Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paw Paw Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Paw Paw Junior High School?
Approximately 7.3:1 students per teacher at Paw Paw Junior High School.
How diverse is Paw Paw Junior High School?
Paw Paw Junior High School reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Paw Paw Junior High School public or private?
Paw Paw Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paw Paw CUSD 271.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.