State/Public Elementary Open

Central Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 23723 Getson Dr, Plainfield, Will County, 60544

533
Pupils
13.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainfield, Will County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Hennegan. It is part of the Plainfield SD 202 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jennifer Hennegan
School district
Plainfield SD 202

Enrollment & staffing

Central Elem School enrolls 533 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Male students
278 (52%)
Female students
255 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student-teacher ratio
13.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30156%
Hispanic or Latino13325%
Black or African American5611%
Asian224.1%
Two or more races213.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

205 of the school's 533 students (38%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Central Elem School 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 49, state house district 97.

School district: Plainfield SD 202

Central Elem School is one of 31 schools in Plainfield SD 202, based in Plainfield, Illinois. The district serves 24,556 students district-wide and employs 1,638 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, Central Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 792 students per school.

24,556
District students
31
Schools
1,638
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
24%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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