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Enrollment
812
Middle
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY CCSD 30C·NCES 173951005856
Orenic Intermediate School
5820 Theodore Dr, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 577-6760 · Will County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
396 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 5 | 420 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 390 | 48% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Orenic Intermediate School→Troy Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Troy CCSD 30C. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 21.5% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Orenic Intermediate School
Orenic Intermediate School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orenic Intermediate School this school | 812 | 48.8% | 44.7% |
| Troy Middle School Plainfield | 881 | 44.8% | 49.1% |
| Central Middle School Evergreen Park | 560 | 47.3% | 35.9% |
| Thompson Jr High School Oswego | 832 | 42.1% | 37.4% |
| Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School Oak Lawn | 1,090 | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Chute Middle School Evanston | 598 | 50.5% | 51.5% |
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 Orenic Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #267 of 578 | #29 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #300 of 640 ▲ 69 | #31 of 44 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #285 of 640 ▲ 47 | #34 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #82 of 691 | #14 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #153 of 558 | #11 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #52 of 560 | #6 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #304 of 581 | #12 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #152 of 440 | #14 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
812
-82 (-9%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 962
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 | 812 | 69 | 11.8:1 | 49% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 69 | 11.7:1 | 47% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 68.5 | 12.2:1 | 47% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 894 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 965 | 64.9 | 14.9:1 | 36% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 915 | 58 | 15.8:1 | 32% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | 64 | 15.0:1 | 38% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orenic Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (965 to 812); teachers up 6% (64.9 to 69).
About Orenic Intermediate School
Orenic Intermediate School is a large middle school. Its address is in Plainfield, Illinois. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 6, with 812 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
The Troy CCSD 30C system has 7 schools and 3,971 students.
White students account for 38% of enrollment at Orenic Intermediate School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 36% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 62% of Will County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
The school's 69 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.4%.
Will County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Will County number 209, with about 113,008 students.
Troy Middle School is the nearest public school to Orenic Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Orenic Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 45.9% proficiency; Orenic Intermediate School posts 44.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 894 in 2020-21 to 812 in 2024-25.
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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 Troy CCSD 30C
- Troy Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Troy Craughwell SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Troy Heritage Trail SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Troy Cronin Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 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
- Troy Middle School0.1 mi · 881
- Ridge Elementary School0.5 mi · 481
- Drauden Point Middle School0.6 mi · 658
- Wesmere Elementary School0.8 mi · 544
- Troy Hofer Elementary School0.9 mi · 436
- Meadow View Elementary School1.7 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Orenic Intermediate SchoolHow large is Orenic Intermediate School?
Orenic Intermediate School enrolls approximately 812 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Orenic Intermediate School serve?
Orenic Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Orenic Intermediate School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Orenic Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Orenic Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Orenic Intermediate School are roughly 38% White, 36% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Orenic Intermediate School in?
Orenic Intermediate School is part of Troy CCSD 30C.
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