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John F Kennedy Middle Sch

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

12350 Essington Rd, Plainfield, IL 60585 · (815) 439-8024 · Part of Plainfield School District 202

Wheatland Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
912
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about John F Kennedy Middle Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wheatland Township kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

K–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8John F Kennedy Middle SchYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

12350 Essington Rd, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6296
Grade 7313
Grade 8303
Enrollment over time
1,008’20
994’21
906’22
935’23
912’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Hispanic 25%Black 17%Asian 15%Two or more races 6%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 John F Kennedy Middle Sch from Wheatland 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; Wheatland Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.