Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 290 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 906 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Middle School?

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 39% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of John F Kennedy Middle School attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Plainfield East High School

John F Kennedy Middle School

Summary:

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school located in Plainfield, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 906 students. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 291 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy Middle School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 208-373 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is notably higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 59.6% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.6% for the Plainfield School District and 41.2% for the state of Illinois. In Mathematics, 34.9% of all students were proficient or better, compared to 31.7% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, particularly African American and Hispanic students.

However, when compared to the high-performing middle schools in the neighboring Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district, such as Gordon Gregory Middle School, Clifford Crone Middle School, and Scullen Middle School, John F Kennedy Middle School lags behind in overall academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics. The school also faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 3.6% in the 2020-2021 school year to 18.2% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public 6-8

12350 Essington Rd
Plainfield, IL 60585-9528

(815) 439-8024

District: Plainfield School District 202

SchoolDigger Rank:
290^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,262

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plainfield East High School

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary School
	Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 906

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy Middle School ranks better than 78.7% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked middle schools in the Plainfield School District 202. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy Middle School is $12,262, which is the lowest among 7 middle schools in the Plainfield School District 202!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy Middle School 290^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See John F Kennedy Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Plainfield School District 202:

SchoolDigger ranks Plainfield School District 202 291^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2009	69.86	424^th	1318	67.8%
2010	67.15	477^th	1327	64.1%
2011	69.84	430^th	1344	68.0%
2012	70.72	402^nd	1365	70.5%
2013	74.01	320^th	1367	76.6%
2014	80.81	212^th	1322	84.0%
2015	75.26	259^th	1302	80.1%
2016	77.86	237^th	1294	81.7%
2017	79.47	216^th	1293	83.3%
2018	79.43	224^th	1293	82.7%
2019	81.86	208^th	1356	84.7%
2021	60.85	373^rd	1241	69.9%
2022	70.91	325^th	1369	76.3%
2023	77.34	246^th	1367	82.0%
2024	74.54	290^th	1363	78.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.20	13^th	164	92.1%
2019	64.72	63^rd	179	64.8%
2021	62.94	31^st	97	68.0%
2022	58.25	78^th	195	60.0%
2023	69.36	58^th	194	70.1%
2024	57.98	68^th	184	63.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.93	130^th	285	54.4%
2019	53.77	91^st	339	73.2%
2021	46.11	110^th	277	60.3%
2022	51.10	135^th	454	70.3%
2023	59.05	101^st	480	79.0%
2024	52.12	148^th	486	69.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.07	180^th	602	70.1%
2019	53.72	225^th	792	71.6%
2021	39.29	287^th	548	47.6%
2022	48.00	267^th	781	65.8%
2023	60.80	204^th	805	74.7%
2024	60.05	221^st	802	72.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.10	199^th	1161	82.9%
2019	75.55	183^rd	1217	85.0%
2021	63.81	228^th	1019	77.6%
2022	68.55	249^th	1221	79.6%
2023	76.92	163^rd	1234	86.8%
2024	66.29	287^th	1219	76.5%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.53	212^th	1226	82.7%
2019	81.54	194^th	1276	84.8%
2021	60.67	334^th	1017	67.2%
2022	73.51	275^th	1286	78.6%
2023	75.97	238^th	1275	81.3%
2024	74.18	268^th	1251	78.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.24	169^th	674	74.9%
2024	43.07	290^th	639	54.6%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.50	218^th	1223	82.2%
2019	79.82	206^th	1296	84.1%
2021	55.00	371^st	1048	64.6%
2022	66.39	341^st	1286	73.5%
2023	75.87	238^th	1292	81.6%
2024	72.30	283^rd	1264	77.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.99	67^th	209	67.9%
2019	68.62	51^st	201	74.6%
2021	30.69	82^nd	112	26.8%
2022	44.32	119^th	198	39.9%
2023	48.36	101^st	192	47.4%
2024	43.65	117^th	184	36.4%

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Rank History for African American students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	93.14	17^th	511	96.7%
2019	84.08	48^th	565	91.5%
2021	76.57	36^th	385	90.6%
2022	80.32	57^th	573	90.1%
2023	89.67	23^rd	569	96.0%
2024	81.83	45^th	548	91.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.25	199^th	590	66.3%
2019	70.22	135^th	639	78.9%
2021	46.62	240^th	517	53.6%
2022	60.91	185^th	662	72.1%
2023	73.68	114^th	661	82.8%
2024	69.41	144^th	643	77.6%

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Rank History for White students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.07	194^th	889	78.2%
2019	79.38	140^th	905	84.5%
2021	52.76	348^th	813	57.2%
2022	61.96	298^th	898	66.8%
2023	67.62	236^th	895	73.6%
2024	64.91	266^th	875	69.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

This school district has no standard policy or procedure to select students for their Accelerated (gifted) program. They simply do it on the bases of the teacher’s recommendations with out even checking the test results and class participation.

Because, I noticed that some students who got B’s in English reading and writing were selected for Accelerated program when compared to the students who got all A’s.

This is very discouraging and misleading to students as well as to parents.

I am very sorry to say this. But this is the fact.
Be careful with the Accelerated selection committee as well as with teachers. Close Quote

Enrollment information for John F Kennedy Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	396	150	90	241	0	n/a	n/a	27	904
2009	444	177	114	264	0	n/a	n/a	49	1048
2010	472	215	106	263	0	n/a	n/a	49	1105
2011	501	211	87	279	12	2	40	0	1132
2012	532	220	82	278	4	2	33	0	1151
2013	558	205	98	269	2	2	30	0	1164
2014	571	195	102	273	3	0	38	0	1182
2015	585	173	104	278	9	2	39	0	1190
2016	571	173	116	294	9	2	47	0	1212
2017	532	182	136	287	4	3	50	0	1194
2018	503	162	138	285	2	2	47	0	1139
2019	440	149	116	253	5	1	48	0	1012
2020	445	163	135	242	4	1	56	0	1046
2021	423	180	128	217	4	1	55	0	1008
2022	402	183	139	198	3	0	69	0	994
2023	353	157	127	196	3	2	68	0	906

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John F Kennedy Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	904	47.0	19.2	15.2
2009	1048	69.0	15.2	19.3
2010	1105	71.8	15.3	20.5
2011	1132	66.8	16.9	19.1
2012	1151	67.1	17.1	23.4
2013	1164	111.5	10.4	21.1
2014	1182	65.5	18.0	19.4
2015	1190	64.0	18.5	27.4
2016	1212	67.0	18.0	23.6
2017	1194	65.2	18.2	25.9
2018	1139	63.5	17.9	26
2019	1012	62.8	16.0	27.8
2020	1046	62.4	16.7	28.6
2021	1008	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	994	62.6	15.8	24.2
2023	906	57.6	15.7	34.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John F Kennedy Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	904	47.0	19.2	15.2
2009	1048	69.0	15.2	19.3
2010	1105	71.8	15.3	20.5
2011	1132	66.8	16.9	19.1
2012	1151	67.1	17.1	23.4
2013	1164	111.5	10.4	21.1
2014	1182	65.5	18.0	19.4
2015	1190	64.0	18.5	27.4
2016	1212	67.0	18.0	23.6
2017	1194	65.2	18.2	25.9
2018	1139	63.5	17.9	26
2019	1012	62.8	16.0	27.8
2020	1046	62.4	16.7	28.6
2021	1008	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	994	62.6	15.8	24.2
2023	906	57.6	15.7	34.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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