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B+

Pana Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

209 W 9Th St, Pana, IL 62557 · (217) 562-1510 · Part of Pana Community Unit School District 8

Pana Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
507
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pana Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 95% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pana Township kids: Pana Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–5Pana Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Pana Jr High Schoolin Pana

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

209 W 9Th St, Pana

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten66
Grade 174
Grade 284
Grade 381
Grade 468
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
260’20
241’21
217’22
216’23
507’24

Up 95% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Two or more races 3%Hispanic <1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pana Elem School from Pana Township families.

Other schools in Pana Community Unit School District 8

The district →
Pana Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pana
B−
248 students11:1
Pana Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pana
C+
404 students15:1

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; Pana Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.