Plano Middle School

Plano Middle School is a small 6-8 campus in Plano, Illinois, part of Plano CUSD 88. The school instructs 358 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Plano Middle School sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.

Plano Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Plano CUSD 88, a district that enrolls 2,398 students overall.

On demographics, Plano Middle School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school records 32% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Kendall County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Plano Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Plano Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Kendall County's rate of about 32%.

With demographic context factored in, Plano Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.5%, the actual is 33.5%, a residual of -4.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kendall County put the typical household earns roughly $111,601 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Kendall County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students), of which Plano Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Centennial Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Plano Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Plano Middle School has edged up 5%, going from 341 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 58% across the same window.

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