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Paw Paw Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

511 Chapman St, Paw Paw, IL 61353 · (815) 627-2841 · Part of Paw Paw CUSD 271

Wyoming Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
42
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Paw Paw Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wyoming Township kids: Mendota Twp High School

On the path

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

K–5Paw Paw Elem Schoolin Paw Paw
6–8Paw Paw Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Mendota Twp High Schoolin Mendota

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

511 Chapman St, Paw Paw

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 622
Grade 78
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
38’20
37’21
34’22
28’23
42’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 14%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paw Paw Junior High School from Wyoming Township families.

Other schools in Paw Paw CUSD 271

The district →
Paw Paw Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paw Paw
B−
87 students9:1

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