📍 15320 W Wallin Dr, Plainfield, Will County, 60544
Richard Ira Jones Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plainfield, Will County. The school has 837 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Novinski. It is part of the Plainfield SD 202 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richard Ira Jones Middle School enrolls 837 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 526 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 71 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 837 students (23%) 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.
Richard Ira Jones Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Richard Ira Jones Middle 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 837 students, Richard Ira Jones Middle School is close to the district average of about 792 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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