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Clara Peterson Elem School

Regular School · Paxton, IL

Clara Peterson Elem School is a regular school school in Paxton, Illinois, serving grades PK–05 with 564 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
564
Teachers (FTE)
44.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 465 82%
Hispanic/Latino 57 10%
Two or more races 33 6%
Black or African American 5 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 564 295M / 269F

English Language Learners: 27 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 26.0% -1.7pp 27.7% 258
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -8.7pp 32.7% 261

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
46
8.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 564 100%

Contact & Location

580 E Franklin St

Paxton, IL 60957

Phone: (217)379-2531

http://pblunit10.com

District

Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,050

District enrollment: 1,296

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

170765005480

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD