Plainfield Elem School

Located at 1850 Plainfield Dr, in Des Plaines, Illinois, Plainfield Elem School is a low-enrollment primary school that hosts 285 students (grades K through 5), operated by CCSD 62. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 11 schools in CCSD 62 (4,520 students total), Plainfield Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Plainfield Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 18% White, 11% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Plainfield Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.3%; Plainfield Elem School posts 50.1%, +13.9 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Plainfield Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Maine West High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Plainfield Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Plainfield Elem School's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 319 (now 285). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 69% to 64%.

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