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John F Kennedy Middle School

Q: Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 331 st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 935 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Plainfield School District 202. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the better-performing middle schools in the state.

John F Kennedy Middle School's academic performance is strong, with proficiency rates significantly above the state averages in English Language Arts (65.1% vs. 53.1%), Mathematics (41.5% vs. 38.5%), and Science (56.6% vs. 45.4%). The school's African American, Hispanic, and White students all outperform their respective state averages. However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 18.0% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Richard Ira Jones Middle School has consistently outperformed John F Kennedy Middle School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, while Heritage Grove Middle School has significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas. The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, but its student-teacher ratio of 15.8 in 2023-2024 is higher than some nearby schools, suggesting a potential need for additional teaching staff.

912

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,461

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12350 Essington Rd
Plainfield, IL 60585-9528

(815) 439-8024

District: Plainfield School District 202

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plainfield East High School

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary School
	Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

25.0%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

Illinois avg46%

331^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle Schools in the Plainfield School District 202

303^rd of 811Plainfield School District 202 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
2025	72.9	331 of 1368	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	290 of 1363	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	246 of 1367	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	325 of 1369	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	373 of 1241	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	208 of 1356	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	224 of 1293	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	216 of 1293	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	237 of 1294	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	259 of 1302	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	212 of 1322	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	320 of 1367	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	402 of 1365	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	430 of 1344	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	477 of 1327	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	424 of 1318	67.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	62 of 574	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	45 of 548	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	23 of 569	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	57 of 573	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	36 of 385	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	48 of 565	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	17 of 511	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	119 of 186	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	101 of 192	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	119 of 198	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	82 of 112	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.6	51 of 201	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	67 of 209	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	254 of 694	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	290 of 639	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	169 of 674	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	212 of 483	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	148 of 486	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	101 of 480	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	135 of 454	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	110 of 277	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	130 of 285	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	285 of 1248	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	268 of 1251	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	238 of 1275	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	275 of 1286	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	334 of 1017	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	194 of 1276	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	212 of 1226	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	213 of 669	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	144 of 643	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	114 of 661	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	185 of 662	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	240 of 517	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	135 of 639	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	199 of 590	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	360 of 1229	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	287 of 1219	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	163 of 1234	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	249 of 1221	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	228 of 1019	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	183 of 1217	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	199 of 1161	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	342 of 1271	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	283 of 1264	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	238 of 1292	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	341 of 1286	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	371 of 1048	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	206 of 1296	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	218 of 1223	82.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	79 of 204	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	68 of 184	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	78 of 195	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	31 of 97	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	63 of 179	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.2	13 of 164	92.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	186 of 812	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	221 of 802	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	204 of 805	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	267 of 781	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	287 of 548	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	225 of 792	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	180 of 602	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	281 of 884	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	266 of 875	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	236 of 895	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	298 of 898	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	348 of 813	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	140 of 905	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	194 of 889	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Science57%+11 vs state

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

This school district has no standard policy or procedure to select students for their Accelerated (gifted) program. They simply do it on the bases of the teacher’s recommendations with out even checking the test results and class participation.

Because, I noticed that some students who got B’s in English reading and writing were selected for Accelerated program when compared to the students who got all A’s.

This is very discouraging and misleading to students as well as to parents.

I am very sorry to say this. But this is the fact.
Be careful with the Accelerated selection committee as well as with teachers. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th 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 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	12350 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-8024	912	60	15.2	35.2%	331 (36.3%)	159 (17.4%)	228 (25.0%)	140 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.7%)	72.9	331^st of 1368 public middle schools	75.8%		74.5	290^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.7%	41	56.6	64.3	63.9	67.1	65.1	35.4	46.8	42.2	41.5	98.6	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.5	98.6	98.1	$13,461	$377	$13,084
Heritage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	12425 S Van Dyke Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 439-4810	841	57	14.8	23.3%	462 (54.9%)	56 (6.7%)	113 (13.4%)	172 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	89.8	122^nd of 1368 public middle schools	91.1%		84.3	184^th of 1363 public middle schools	86.5%	62	68.4	75.5	84.2	83.4	81.0	53.5	55.3	56.8	55.2	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	97.3	$15,318	$352	$14,967
Clifford Crone Middle School	Public	6-8	4020 111th St	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5600	891	59	15.1	10.4%	259 (29.1%)	40 (4.5%)	60 (6.7%)	485 (54.4%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	93.9	72^nd of 1368 public middle schools	94.7%		94.9	55^th of 1363 public middle schools	96.0%	17	80.3	77.7	79.4	84.4	80.5	66.7	67.0	69.0	67.6	99.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	97.8	$15,415	$576	$14,839
Indian Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	14723 S Eastern Ave	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-6128	520	39	13.3	39.2%	211 (40.6%)	93 (17.9%)	172 (33.1%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	61.7	474^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.4%		62.1	426^th of 1363 public middle schools	68.7%	48	50.8	57.8	57.7	61.1	59.0	32.3	38.9	30.4	33.5	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	98.9	99.1	98.3	$17,339	$546	$16,793
Scullen Middle School	Public	6-8	2815 Mistflower Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7000	948	65	14.5	10.3%	247 (26.1%)	62 (6.5%)	48 (5.1%)	540 (57.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.7%)	95.3	48^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.5%		96.3	39^th of 1363 public middle schools	97.1%	9	76.3	78.9	88.3	87.7	85.0	66.3	72.1	74.0	70.8	98.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.1	97.5	$15,586	$527	$15,060
John J Lukancic Middle School	Public	6-8	725 W Normantown Rd	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-2216	591	47	12.4	53.6%	169 (28.6%)	81 (13.7%)	297 (50.3%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	67.2	399^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.8%		72.4	316^th of 1363 public middle schools	76.8%	83	41.1	60.2	79.7	76.3	72.1	30.0	40.1	32.6	34.3									$21,611	$868	$20,742
A Vito Martinez Middle School	Public	6-8	590 Belmont Dr	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-6100	583	55	10.6	55.6%	108 (18.5%)	119 (20.4%)	306 (52.5%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	72.1	337^th of 1368 public middle schools	75.4%		71.5	329^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.9%	8	47.2	56.3	81.1	75.3	71.2	34.5	47.3	38.3	40.1									$21,369	$1,321	$20,048
Jane Addams Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Lily Cache Ln	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 759-7200	548	48	11.4	52.9%	83 (15.1%)	125 (22.8%)	268 (48.9%)	48 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	72.5	334^th of 1368 public middle schools	75.6%		78.4	244^th of 1363 public middle schools	82.1%	90	41.4	64.6	70.6	80.7	71.8	41.1	40.7	40.4	40.7									$24,072	$688	$23,384
Gordon Gregory Middle School	Public	6-8	2621 Springdale Cir	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6300	811	52	15.7	8.3%	394 (48.6%)	25 (3.1%)	73 (9.0%)	271 (33.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.5%)	95.8	39^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.1%		96.5	38^th of 1363 public middle schools	97.2%	1	82.5	87.0	84.2	89.8	87.0	64.8	71.4	67.3	67.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	$15,097	$598	$14,498
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	15320 W Wallin Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 267-3600	851	55	15.4	22.4%	467 (54.9%)	97 (11.4%)	142 (16.7%)	106 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	82	225^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.6%		79	236^th of 1363 public middle schools	82.7%	11	61.4	75.6	72.3	68.6	72.2	46.3	48.3	50.7	48.4	98.1	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.1	97.9	98.1	97.7	$14,558	$584	$13,974

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy Middle School

What district is John F Kennedy Middle School in?

Plainfield School District 202

Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 331^st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Middle School?

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 36% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 912 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

What high school do graduates of John F Kennedy Middle School attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Plainfield East High School

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