Plainfield Elementary School
1850 Plainfield Dr
Des Plaines IL, 60018, Cook County
Phone: 847-824-1301
Ranking: 
(1,084 out of 3,028, top 36%)*
(1,084 out of 3,028, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 330 | 340 | 341 | 379 | 379 | 394 | 333 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 10.3% | 38 | 10.0% | 38 | 9.6% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 14.5% | 45 | 13.2% | 48 | 14.1% | 48 | 12.7% | 57 | 15.0% | 63 | 16.0% | 53 | 15.9% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 14.5% | 54 | 15.9% | 57 | 16.7% | 58 | 15.3% | 58 | 15.3% | 60 | 15.2% | 48 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 16.7% | 60 | 17.6% | 63 | 18.5% | 56 | 14.8% | 59 | 15.6% | 53 | 13.5% | 52 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 17.9% | 58 | 17.1% | 59 | 17.3% | 61 | 16.1% | 51 | 13.5% | 54 | 13.7% | 51 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 18.5% | 63 | 18.5% | 58 | 17.0% | 57 | 15.0% | 58 | 15.3% | 61 | 15.5% | 66 | 19.8% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 17.9% | 60 | 17.6% | 56 | 16.4% | 60 | 15.8% | 58 | 15.3% | 65 | 16.5% | 63 | 18.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 50.3% | 167 | 49.1% | 169 | 49.6% | 190 | 50.1% | 179 | 47.2% | 186 | 47.2% | 160 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 164 | 49.7% | 173 | 50.9% | 172 | 50.4% | 189 | 49.9% | 189 | 49.9% | 186 | 47.2% | 162 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 43 | 13.0% | 51 | 15.0% | 47 | 13.8% | 50 | 13.2% | 46 | 12.1% | 53 | 13.5% | 45 | 13.5% |
| Hispanic: | 222 | 67.3% | 225 | 66.2% | 236 | 69.2% | 273 | 72.0% | 275 | 72.6% | 265 | 67.3% | 207 | 62.2% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.7% |
| White: | 53 | 16.1% | 56 | 16.5% | 49 | 14.4% | 45 | 11.9% | 46 | 12.1% | 53 | 13.5% | 65 | 19.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 195 | 59.1% | 181 | 53.2% | 84 | 24.6% | 207 | 54.6% | 203 | 53.6% | 178 | 45.2% | 182 | 54.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 17.0% | 82 | 24.1% | 149 | 43.7% | 22 | 5.8% | 47 | 12.4% | 63 | 16.0% | 70 | 21.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.35 | 9.47 | 12.87 | 14.04 | 13.78 | 14.30 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 86.2% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.4% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 88.4% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 90.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 91.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 90.4% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 94% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.0% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 90.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 60.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 73% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.2% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 74.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 76.2% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 72.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.6% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 78.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.9% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90.6% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.0% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 92.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 66.8% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.4% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80.3% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 75.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 78.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 65.4% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.0% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 82.7% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.3% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90.0% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82.4% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.6% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 83.5% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.6% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.5% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.8% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.9% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.0% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.5% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 89.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 89.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.8% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 66.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 68.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 68.2% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 76.2% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.0% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.7% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 78.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 78.8% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 81.7% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.6% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 62.1% | 58.9% |
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* Plainfield Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.