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Polo Comm High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 S Union Ave, Polo, IL 61064 · (815) 946-3314 · Part of Polo Community Unit School District 222

Buffalo Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
186
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Polo Comm High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Buffalo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Aplington Middle Schoolin Polo
9–12Polo Comm High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 S Union Ave, Polo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 939
Grade 1043
Grade 1154
Grade 1250
Enrollment over time
174’20
188’21
195’22
189’23
186’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Polo Comm High School from Buffalo Township families.

Other schools in Polo Community Unit School District 222

The district →
Centennial Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Polo
B+
294 students16:1
Aplington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Polo
A−
114 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Buffalo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.