Richard Ira Jones Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Plainfield, Illinois
Richard Ira Jones Middle School in Plainfield, Illinois enrolled 851 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
837 students in 2022-23, 851 students in 2023-24, 851 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 837 | 53.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 54.3 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 851 | 55.0 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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 Richard Ira Jones Middle School enrolled 859 students and reported no counselor; it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions46
- Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.9% of students were White, 16.7% Hispanic, 12.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White54.9%
- Hispanic16.7%
- Asian12.5%
- Black11.4%
- Two or more races4.1%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Richard Ira Jones Middle School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 | 48% | 37% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 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; Richard Ira Jones Middle School is number 4 by size.
| 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 Richard Ira Jones Middle School
- Indian Trail Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 520 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Drauden Point Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 658 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare Richard Ira Jones Middle School with Indian Trail 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 IllinoisRichard Ira Jones Middle School is the number 63 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.15.5:1
- 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 Richard Ira Jones Middle School
How many students attend Richard Ira Jones Middle School?
851 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 837 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Plainfield, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard Ira Jones Middle School?
15.5 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 Richard Ira Jones Middle School a Title I school?
Richard Ira Jones Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Richard Ira Jones Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Richard Ira Jones Middle School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 Richard Ira Jones Middle School in?
Plainfield SD 202, NCES district ID 1731740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173174005748 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.