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Plank Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

510 Secretariat Ln, Oswego, IL 60543 · (630) 551-9400 · Part of Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Oswego Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
595
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Plank Junior High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Oswego Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Oswego Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Plank Junior HighYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

510 Secretariat Ln, Oswego

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6193
Grade 7197
Grade 8205
Enrollment over time
782’20
750’21
624’22
605’23
595’24

Down 23.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 35%Black 10%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plank Junior High from Oswego Township families.

Other schools in Oswego Community Unit School District 308

The district →
Lakewood Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C+
767 students18:1
Long Beach Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C
632 students18:1
Homestead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
511 students14:1
Brokaw Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Oswego
345 students14:1
Grande Park Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A−
687 students18:1
Southbury Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oswego
A−
676 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Oswego Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.