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Schools in Paw Paw

Paw Paw’s public schools

Paw Paw CUSD 271 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paw Paw. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 119% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2018’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2018
Spent per student
$27.6K
▲ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
129 students on the public path
In brief

Paw Paw’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Paw Paw’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Paw Paw Elem School places highest (better than 46%); Paw Paw Junior High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2018; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Paw Paw Elem SchoolPaw Paw CUSD 271B−
6–8Paw Paw Junior High SchoolPaw Paw CUSD 271C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paw Paw CUSD 271.

The district

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

Paw Paw CUSD 271Grades K–8 · 2 schools · 129 students, up 30% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,622IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 75 students tested
Math8%
State average 25.8% · 66 students tested

Paw Paw vs. its neighbors

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

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Paw Paw—Paw Paw CUSD 271

Every school in Paw Paw

2 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 Paw Pawin other towns
Paw Paw Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
87 students9:1Rate it →
Paw Paw Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
42 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Paw Paw’s schools

Are Paw Paw’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paw Paw. Paw Paw CUSD 271 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paw Paw. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paw Paw in?

Paw Paw CUSD 271.

Where do Paw Paw kids go to high school?

Paw Paw Junior High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2018) 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.