Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61063

Summary:

The 61063 zip code area is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Pecatonica Elementary School, Pecatonica High School, and Pecatonica Community Middle School, all part of the Pecatonica CUSD 321 district.

Pecatonica High School stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a strong 84.6% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 10.2% dropout rate. Additionally, Pecatonica High School outperformed the state average in SAT/Mathematics and ISA/Science for 11th-grade students.

Pecatonica Elementary School is also a strong performer, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently outperformed the state average in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics for all grades, and it maintains a relatively low 10.9% chronic absenteeism rate. In contrast, Pecatonica Community Middle School has had more mixed performance, with some grades exceeding state averages in ELA and others falling behind in Mathematics, and a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 15.1%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pecatonica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Reed St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 239-2550	322	27	11.9	28.9%	283 (87.9%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	75.6	465^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.5%		72.3	517^th of 2077 public elementary schools	75.1%	52		39.2	43.3					41.6	56.8	43.2					48.8			93.7	94.0	94.0	94.0	73.3	93.4	94.6	6.9		$14,090	$642	$13,448
Pecatonica High School	Public	9-12	1300 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 239-2611	290	22	13.1	24.8%	259 (89.3%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	76.2	135^th of 697 public high schools	80.6%		89.1	60^th of 699 public high schools	91.4%	75	68.9															37.0	31.5	98.1	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5		96.2	$14,826	$372	$14,453
Pecatonica Community Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 239-2612	285	19	15.0	23.9%	254 (89.1%)	6 (2.1%)	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	53.3	553^rd of 1363 public middle schools	59.4%		73	299^th of 1367 public middle schools	78.1%	254	62.3			42.6	41.0	47.1	42.6	43.4			23.4	16.4	35.3	26.6	25.9			95.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.7	95.7	95.3		77.3	$13,314	$408	$12,906

Cities Near Zip Code 61063

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pecatonica	1.4 mi	3	114^th
Winnebago	5.34 mi	4	237^th
Durand	8.44 mi	4	444^th
Forreston	9.67 mi	3	194^th
Rockford	10.05 mi	45	738^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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