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Enrollment
494
Middle
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO CUSD 88·NCES 173177005936
Emily G Johns School
430 S Mitchell Dr, Plano, IL 60545 · (630) 552-9182 · Kendall County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
282 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 4 | 173 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 167 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plano CUSD 88. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 16.7% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Emily G Johns School
Emily G Johns School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily G Johns School this school | 494 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
| Plano Middle School Plano | 358 | 57.3% | 33.5% |
| Elm Middle School Elmwood Park | 615 | 63.1% | 46.3% |
| Jefferson Middle School Villa Park | 375 | 59.5% | 31.7% |
| John J Lukancic Middle School Romeoville | 591 | 53.6% | 50.7% |
| Herget Middle School Aurora | 594 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
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 Emily G Johns School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #398 of 578 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #422 of 640 ▲ 23 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #468 of 640 ▼ 9 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #295 of 691 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #309 of 558 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #178 of 560 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #209 of 581 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #221 of 440 | #3 of 6 |
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
494
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 528
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 | 494 | 37.2 | 13.3:1 | 57% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 60% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 32.2 | 16.4:1 | 60% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 60% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 60% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 53% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emily G Johns School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (560 to 494); teachers up 6% (35 to 37.2).
About Emily G Johns School
Emily G Johns School is one of the public schools in Plano, Illinois. It is a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 494 students in grades 4 through 6.
Plano CUSD 88 counts 2,398 students in its 5 schools, and Emily G Johns School is one of them.
Roughly 56% of students at Emily G Johns School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Kendall County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Emily G Johns School is 37.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Around 57% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Kendall County average 32%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Emily G Johns School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Emily G Johns School is 4.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.6% actual, 38.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Kendall County has these Census figures: the median household income is $111,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Kendall County has 50 public schools and roughly 29,773 students.
The nearest public school is Plano Middle School, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 38.5%, higher than Emily G Johns School's 33.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Emily G Johns School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 489 in 2020-21, 494 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Emily G Johns School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plano CUSD 88
- Plano High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- P H Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Plano Middle SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Plano
- Plano High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- P H Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Plano Middle SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- FLEX ProgramHigh
- Plano CUSD 88Elementary
Nearby schools
- Plano Middle School1.6 mi · 358
- Centennial Elementary School1.8 mi · 351
- P H Miller Elementary School1.9 mi · 438
- Plano High School2.3 mi · 757
- Yorkville High School2.6 mi · 2,266
- Yorkville Grade School2.8 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Emily G Johns SchoolHow many students attend Emily G Johns School?
Emily G Johns School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 04-06.
Is Emily G Johns School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emily G Johns School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emily G Johns School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emily G Johns School is approximately 13.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Emily G Johns School?
Emily G Johns School reports a student body of 30% White, 56% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Emily G Johns School?
Emily G Johns School is overseen by Plano CUSD 88 in Kendall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.