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Plainfield Elementary School

Q: Is Plainfield Elementary School a good school?

Plainfield Elementary School ranks 447 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Plainfield Elementary School serves 285 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Des Plaines, within Community Consolidated School District 62. Its clearest advantage is math: in 2025–2026, 61% of students were proficient, compared with 50% in the district and 40% statewide.

Math is also Plainfield’s strongest subject against nearby K–5 schools: it ranked 3rd of 10 and scored 9 points above their average. ELA is a less distinctive result: 65% were proficient, just 1 point above the district and 8 points above the state; locally, the school ranked 6th of 10, 3 points above the nearby-school average. Grade 5 science was another strength, at 61% proficiency—above the district’s 54% and the state’s 48%—and ranked 4th among 11 nearby schools with grade 5 results. Within the school, grade 4 math stood out at 68%, while grade 5 math was lower at 48%.

Results have climbed substantially, especially in math: proficiency rose from 37% in 2023–2024 to 49% in 2024–2025 and 61% in 2025–2026, a 24-point gain. ELA rose 16 points overall, from 49% to 65%, though it dipped slightly in the latest year. SchoolDigger rates Plainfield 4 stars, at the 74th statewide percentile, up from 68 the prior year. Its student-teacher ratio was 10.5 in 2024–2025, near the middle of the nearby range; 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, among the higher shares nearby. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Female Students fell to the 49th percentile in 2025–2026, from 71 in 2023–2024. Its measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students was much higher, at the 92nd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 74th percentile.

285

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,476

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1850 Plainfield Dr
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2053

(847) 824-1301

District: Ccsd 62

Students who attend Plainfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Algonquin Middle School
High:	Maine West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

White:

17.5%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (62% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

Illinois avg48%

447^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Ccsd 62

275^th of 738Ccsd 62 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	447 of 1737	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	658 of 2056	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	565 of 2067	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	634 of 2077	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	558 of 2082	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	820 of 1948	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	514 of 2086	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	381 of 2037	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	500 of 2044	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	54.7	861 of 2046	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.2	1079 of 2052	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	1034 of 2093	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	909 of 2167	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	1260 of 2166	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.3	726 of 2147	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.1	556 of 2139	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	759 of 2120	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	860 of 2092	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.5	390 of 2095	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	536 of 2086	74.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	573 of 2022	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	555 of 2030	72.7%	★★★★☆
2003	52.9	1159 of 2020	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	19 of 165	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	119 of 788	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	145 of 826	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	157 of 788	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	124 of 768	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	129 of 537	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	55 of 743	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	62 of 718	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	659 of 1286	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	779 of 1942	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	560 of 1942	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	765 of 1957	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	797 of 1970	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	848 of 1680	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.7	443 of 2019	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	485 of 1964	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	102 of 536	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	135 of 982	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	138 of 959	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	188 of 970	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	99 of 954	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	171 of 742	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	89 of 955	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	68 of 938	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	80 of 1001	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	180 of 1800	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	195 of 1793	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	199 of 1808	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	82 of 1763	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	62.8	368 of 1514	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	76 of 1816	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	58 of 1765	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	280 of 1311	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	388 of 1947	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	531 of 1959	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	497 of 1984	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	309 of 1977	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	808 of 1707	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	568 of 2019	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	259 of 1972	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	332 of 1292	74.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Science61%+14 vs state

Mathematics61%+21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

First my niece was bullied and nothing was being done until I contacted Student Services. Then my son gets in trouble for someone’s else’s mistakes. Both situations were handled poorly. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Plainfield has been a great experience for my son. Granted, he is only in 1st grade, but I am beginning to doubt the validity of these test score based ratings. This school is comprised of 67% Hispanic children and I assume many of them are English language learners, which would obviously skew the scores downward (imagine how difficult it would be to take a test in a language you are still learning!)

The teachers and even Principal seem great and my son LOVES to go to school. Loves it. Everyday. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Plainfield Dr	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1301	285	27	10.5	61.1%	50 (17.5%)	13 (4.6%)	182 (63.9%)	31 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	71.4	447^th of 1737 public elementary schools	74.3%		67.3	658^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.0%	211	61.2		60.5	67.6	66.0				64.6	69.8	67.6	48.0				60.8	99.2%		$23,476	$498	$22,979
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 S 5th Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1380	658	53	12.4	50.3%	279 (42.4%)	23 (3.5%)	206 (31.3%)	128 (19.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	66.5	548^th of 1737 public elementary schools	68.5%		78.1	432^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	79.0%	116	59.5		59.0	80.6	73.8				70.9	55.0	56.5	40.5				51.8	66.1%		$28,156	$670	$27,486
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1566	253	27	9.3	55.3%	69 (27.3%)	3 (1.2%)	149 (58.9%)	23 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	65.5	567^th of 1737 public elementary schools	67.4%		64.1	723^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	64.8%	156	50.0		75.0	70.2	55.4				65.5	80.0	60.9	36.4				55.9	97.4%		$23,456	$515	$22,941
Devonshire School	Public	K-5	1401 Pennsylvania Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4398	370	30	12.4	61.1%	139 (37.6%)	20 (5.4%)	92 (24.9%)	99 (26.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	53.4	786^th of 1737 public elementary schools	54.7%		56.7	874^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.5%	88	59.3		40.9	56.6	72.7				57.9	50.0	55.8	40.0				48.3	93.6%		$23,113	$753	$22,360
Iroquois Community School	Public	K-8	1836 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 824-1308	411	34	12.0	28.2%	210 (51.1%)	8 (1.9%)	94 (22.9%)	77 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	85.2	208^th of 1737 public elementary schools	88.0%		86.9	247^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.0%	39	62.0	74.0	77.5	74.0	80.0	92.3	78.8	82.0	81.0	72.5	63.3	66.0	65.4	67.3	62.0	65.9	95%		$29,906	$378	$29,528
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1526 E Thacker St	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1575	322	28	11.5	37.9%	168 (52.2%)	10 (3.1%)	74 (23.0%)	48 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	16 (5.0%)	82.6	249^th of 1737 public elementary schools	85.7%		77.8	440^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.6%	191	70.8		69.0	83.3	72.9				74.3	74.6	60.4	60.4				66.5	94%		$23,353	$537	$22,816
Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 S Westgate Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1501	206	29	7.1	39.8%	89 (43.2%)	10 (4.9%)	74 (35.9%)	26 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	69.1	493^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	71.6%		83.3	320^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.4%	173	52.2		54.5	80.0	63.0				65.1	72.7	70.0	45.7				60.6	98.2%		$23,470	$480	$22,990
Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1255	258	32	8.0	66.3%	50 (19.4%)	4 (1.6%)	186 (72.1%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	16.4	1461^st of 1737 public elementary schools	15.9%		34.8	1321^st of 2056 public elementary schools	35.7%	140	26.7			46.8	28.9				34.7		31.9					26.8	97%		$24,025	$747	$23,279
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1789 Rand Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1399	599	54	11.0	71.1%	187 (31.2%)	41 (6.8%)	144 (24.0%)	215 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	34	1115^th of 1737 public elementary schools	35.8%		38.7	1234^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.0%	119	41.5		49.5	47.4	43.6				46.7	49.5	38.2	36.2				41.4	93.1%		$23,485	$725	$22,760
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Dulles Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4401	375	35	10.6	55.7%	135 (36.0%)	29 (7.7%)	100 (26.7%)	98 (26.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	55.2	753^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	56.6%		50.7	991^st of 2056 public elementary schools	51.8%	238	58.2		53.7	59.1	68.5				60.3	55.6	48.5	37.0				47.1	98.8%		$25,268	$736	$24,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainfield Elementary School

How many students attend Plainfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Plainfield Elementary School.

What district is Plainfield Elementary School in?

Ccsd 62

Is Plainfield Elementary School a good school?

Plainfield Elementary School ranks 447^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Plainfield Elementary School?

Students at Plainfield Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Plainfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Plainfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Algonquin Middle School
High : Maine West High School

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