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Richard Ira Jones Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

15320 W Wallin Dr, Plainfield, IL 60544 · (815) 267-3600 · Part of Plainfield School District 202

Plainfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
851
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Richard Ira Jones Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Plainfield Township kids: Plainfield High School

On the path

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

K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Richard Ira Jones Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Plainfield High Schoolin Plainfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

15320 W Wallin Dr, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6278
Grade 7294
Grade 8279
Enrollment over time
843’20
848’21
837’22
851’23
851’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 17%Asian 12%Black 11%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richard Ira Jones Middle School from Plainfield Township families.

Other schools in Plainfield School District 202

The district →
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plainfield
757 students19:1
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
677 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
C+
646 students13:1
Charles Reed Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
641 students13:1
Walkers Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A
634 students16:1
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
627 students15:1

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; Plainfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.