John F Kennedy Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Plainfield, Illinois
John F Kennedy Middle School in Plainfield, Illinois enrolled 912 students in 2024-25 with 60.0 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
906 students in 2022-23, 935 students in 2023-24, 912 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.6 to 60.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 906 | 57.6 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 59.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 912 | 60.0 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John F Kennedy Middle School enrolled 983 students and reported no counselor; it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.3% of students were White, 25.0% Hispanic, 17.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White36.3%
- Hispanic25.0%
- Black17.4%
- Asian15.4%
- Two or more races5.7%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at John F Kennedy Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 34% | 37% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Plainfield
9 public middle schools in Plainfield report 2024-25 enrollment; John F Kennedy Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Middle School | 912 | 15.2 | not reported |
| Timber Ridge Middle School | 885 | 15.4 | not reported |
| Troy Middle School | 881 | 12.7 | not reported |
| Richard Ira Jones Middle School | 851 | 15.5 | not reported |
| Heritage Grove Middle School | 841 | 14.9 | not reported |
| Orenic Intermediate School | 812 | 11.8 | not reported |
| Murphy Junior High School | 700 | 14.8 | not reported |
| Drauden Point Middle School | 658 | 13.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John F Kennedy Middle School
- Heritage Grove Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 841 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 891 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare John F Kennedy Middle School with Heritage Grove Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Plainfield SD 202 spends per student$15,896 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,896
- The largest public schools in IllinoisJohn F Kennedy Middle School is the number 42 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about John F Kennedy Middle School
How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?
912 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 906 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Plainfield, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Middle School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is John F Kennedy Middle School a Title I school?
John F Kennedy Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at John F Kennedy Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at John F Kennedy Middle School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is John F Kennedy Middle School in?
Plainfield SD 202, NCES district ID 1731740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173174005974 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.