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Enrollment
520
Middle
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174003338
Indian Trail Middle School
14723 S Eastern Ave, Plainfield, IL 60544 · (815) 436-6128 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
204 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 | 165 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 38% |
Student demographics
69%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
59.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 28.6% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Indian Trail Middle School
Indian Trail Middle School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Trail Middle School this school | 520 | 39.2% | 47.8% |
| Drauden Point Middle School Plainfield | 658 | 36.0% | 43.1% |
| Nichols Middle School Evanston | 628 | 34.9% | 62.3% |
| Plank Junior High Oswego | 595 | 36.8% | 42.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge | 573 | 44.5% | 60.2% |
| Jackson Middle School Villa Park | 621 | 37.8% | 39.5% |
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 Indian Trail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #225 of 578 | #27 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #315 of 640 ▼ 51 | #33 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #306 of 640 ▼ 43 | #36 of 44 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #271 of 691 | #32 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #313 of 558 | #21 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #50 of 560 | #5 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #391 of 581 | #17 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #19 of 440 | #1 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
520
-138 (-21%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 795
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 | 520 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 39% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 43.3 | 12.5:1 | 43% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 46.7 | 16.2:1 | 34% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 27% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 25% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 52 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 38 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Trail Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (757 to 520); teachers down 17% (46.7 to 39).
About Indian Trail Middle School
As a medium-sized middle school, Indian Trail Middle School serves students in Plainfield, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 520 students in grades 6 through 8.
Indian Trail Middle School is one of the 30 schools that make up Plainfield SD 202 (24,556 students in total).
White students form the largest group at Indian Trail Middle School, 41% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Will County, the White share is about 62%. Indian Trail Middle School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Indian Trail Middle School employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.0:1. Indian Trail Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%.
Indian Trail Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.8% and a predicted 48.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Will County, median household income is about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Indian Trail Middle School is one of 209 public schools in Will County, which together enroll about 113,008 students.
The school nearest to Indian Trail Middle School is Plainfield High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of Indian Trail Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.3%; Indian Trail Middle School's is 47.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 520, 21% below the 658 of 2020-21.
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
Other Indian Trail Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Trail Middle. Indian Trail Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Indian Trail Middle SchoolJohnson City, TN · 786 students
- Indian Trail Middle SchoolOlathe, KS · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Plainfield High School1.0 mi · 1,800
- Bonnie McBeth Learning Center1.2 mi · 757
- Central Elementary School1.3 mi · 544
- Wallin Oaks Elementary School1.7 mi · 677
- Richard Ira Jones Middle School1.7 mi · 851
- Lincoln Elementary1.9 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Trail Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Trail Middle School?
Indian Trail Middle School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Indian Trail Middle School serve?
Indian Trail Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Indian Trail Middle School have?
Indian Trail Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Indian Trail Middle School?
Indian Trail Middle School reports a student body of 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Indian Trail Middle School public or private?
Indian Trail Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plainfield SD 202.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.