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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Drauden Point Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
658
Middle
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174004935
Drauden Point Middle School
1911 Drauden Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 577-4900 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
237 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 219 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 20.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Drauden Point Middle School
Drauden Point Middle School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drauden Point Middle School this school | 658 | 36.0% | 43.1% |
| Indian Trail Middle School Plainfield | 520 | 39.2% | 47.8% |
| Nichols Middle School Evanston | 628 | 34.9% | 62.3% |
| Aux Sable Middle School Joliet | 844 | 34.5% | 47.2% |
| Timber Ridge Middle School Plainfield | 885 | 40.1% | 41.3% |
| Grayslake Middle School Grayslake | 641 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Drauden Point Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #288 of 578 | #31 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #390 of 640 ▼ 10 | #37 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #316 of 640 ▼ 40 | #37 of 44 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #168 of 691 | #17 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #338 of 558 | #23 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #66 of 560 | #7 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #413 of 581 | #19 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #288 of 440 | #26 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
658
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 820
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 658 | 48.5 | 13.6:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 49.5 | 13.6:1 | 44% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 43% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 43.4 | 16.5:1 | 30% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 22% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 18% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drauden Point Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (715 to 658); teachers up 12% (43.4 to 48.5).
About Drauden Point Middle School
Students in Plainfield, Illinois, attend Drauden Point Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. It educates 658 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 42% above the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Across its 30 schools, Plainfield SD 202 enrolls 24,556 students. Drauden Point Middle School is one of those schools.
Drauden Point Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 43%. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 62% of Will County residents are White. By the diversity index, Drauden Point Middle School comes in at 68%.
Drauden Point Middle School counts 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.6 students for each one. Middle schools in Illinois average about 13.0:1, a similar figure. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Will County.
The model predicts 50.7% for a school in Illinois with Drauden Point Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Drauden Point Middle School posts 43.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, median household income is about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Drauden Point Middle School is among the 209 public schools in Will County.
Nearby, Ridge Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Drauden Point Middle School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The number of students declined from 697 to 658 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge Elementary School0.2 mi · 481
- Orenic Intermediate School0.6 mi · 812
- Troy Middle School0.6 mi · 881
- Wesmere Elementary School0.8 mi · 544
- Meadow View Elementary School1.2 mi · 627
- Troy Hofer Elementary School1.4 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Drauden Point Middle SchoolHow many students attend Drauden Point Middle School?
Drauden Point Middle School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Drauden Point Middle School serve?
Drauden Point Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Drauden Point Middle School have?
Drauden Point Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Drauden Point Middle School?
At Drauden Point Middle School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Drauden Point Middle School?
Drauden Point Middle School is overseen by Plainfield SD 202 in Will County.
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