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Schools in Panama

Panama’s public schools

Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Panama. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,379 students on the public path
In brief

Panama’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Panama’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Beckemeyer Elem School places highest (better than 69%); Hillsboro High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Panama, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Beckemeyer Elem Schoolin HillsboroB+
6–8Hillsboro Jr High Schoolin HillsboroB+
9–12Hillsboro High Schoolin HillsboroC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,518 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,125IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 741 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 752 students tested

Panama vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Panama’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Panama—Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

Every school in Panama

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Panamain other towns
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hillsboro
B+
641 students14:1Rate it →
Hillsboro Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hillsboro
B+
319 students12:1Rate it →
Hillsboro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillsboro
C
419 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Panama’s schools

Are Panama’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Panama. Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Panama. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Panama in?

Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Panama kids go to high school?

Hillsboro High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.