📍 510 Secretariat Ln, Oswego, Kendall County, 60543
Plank Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oswego, Kendall County. The school has 624 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kenneth Spranger. It is part of the Cusd 308 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plank Junior High enrolls 624 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 204 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 11% |
| Asian | 33 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 624 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plank Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 84.
Plank Junior High is one of 22 schools in CUSD 308, based in Oswego, Illinois. The district serves 16,766 students district-wide and employs 1,123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 624 students, Plank Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large