Charles Reed Elementary Sch

Charles Reed Elementary Sch, a heavily attended elementary-level community in Plainfield, Illinois, one of the schools within Plainfield SD 202, educates 641 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Charles Reed Elementary Sch sits 68% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Plainfield SD 202, which oversees 30 schools and 24,556 students, Charles Reed Elementary Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Charles Reed Elementary Sch logs that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 30% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Charles Reed Elementary Sch shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Charles Reed Elementary Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 38.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Kendall County reports that median household income runs about $111,601, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kendall County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students), of which Charles Reed Elementary Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Plainfield South High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charles Reed Elementary Sch at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

Charles Reed Elementary Sch operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles Reed Elementary Sch has ticked up 14%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 42%.

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