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Schools in Wall Township

Wall Township’s public schools

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wall Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Students per teacher
11.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,205 students on the public path
In brief

Wall Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Wall Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch places highest (better than 77%); Clara Peterson Elem School lowest (58%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wall Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and GCMS High School. 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 Wall Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10.

Two districts serve Wall Township

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

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,230 students, down 4% since 2021–22 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,055IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 975 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,376IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 1026%
State average 29.9% · 675 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 1033%
State average 25.8% · 600 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 540%
State average 29.9% · 472 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 526%
State average 25.8% · 445 students tested

Wall Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wall Township—Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
LodaBPaxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
PattonBPaxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Lyman—Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Peach Orchard—Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

3 of the 4 neighbors share Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 with Wall Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wall Township

6 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 Wall Townshipin other towns
Clara Peterson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paxton
B
564 students13:1Rate it →
GCMS Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibson City
B
489 students11:1Rate it →
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paxton
A−
288 students12:1Rate it →
GCMS Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibson City
A−
211 students10:1Rate it →
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paxton
B+
378 students11:1Rate it →
GCMS High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gibson City
B+
275 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wall Township’s schools

Are Wall Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wall Township. Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wall Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wall Township in?

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Wall Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and GCMS High School.

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What Wall Township families are saying about 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.