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Clara Peterson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

580 E Franklin St, Paxton, IL 60957 · (217) 379-2531 · Part of Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Patton Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
564
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Clara Peterson Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Patton Township kids: Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch

On the path

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

PK–5Clara Peterson Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Schin Paxton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

580 E Franklin St, Paxton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten65
Grade 183
Grade 2104
Grade 392
Grade 486
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
585’20
571’21
624’22
585’23
564’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Clara Peterson Elem School from Patton Township families.

Other schools in Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

The district →
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paxton
A−
288 students12:1
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paxton
B+
378 students11:1

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