📍 1850 Plainfield Dr, Des Plaines, Cook County, 60018
Plainfield Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Plaines, Cook County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexandra Jonynas. It is part of the Ccsd 62 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plainfield Elem School enrolls 272 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 66% |
| White | 44 | 16% |
| Asian | 31 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 272 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plainfield Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-30, state senate district 28, state house district 55.
Plainfield Elem School is one of 11 schools in CCSD 62, based in Des Plaines, Illinois. The district serves 4,520 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Plainfield Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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