Is Plano Middle School a good school?

Plano Middle School ranks 827 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Plano Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 348 students attended Plano Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Plano Middle School?

Students at Plano Middle School are 54% Hispanic, 30% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Plano Middle School attend?

Students who attend Plano Middle School usually go on to attend Plano High School

Plano Middle School

Summary:

Plano Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Plano, Illinois, with 345 students. Over the past several years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 11% to 19.8% in recent years.

Plano Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, lags behind the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.2% of Plano Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 16.5%, well below the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for African American students but struggles with Hispanic and White student performance. Plano Middle School's spending per student has increased over the years, from $11,746 in 2019-2020 to $16,796 in 2022-2023, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Plano Middle School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby middle schools, such as Emily G Johns School (also in the Plano CUSD 88 district) and schools in the Oswego and Yorkville districts. These nearby schools tend to have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. Plano Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.61% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

Detail:

Public 7-8

804 S Hale St
Plano, IL 60545-2034

(630) 552-3608

District: Plano CUSD 88

SchoolDigger Rank:
827^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,355

Students who attend Plano Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plano High School

Feeder schools for Plano Middle School:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary School
	P H Miller Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 348

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

White:

30.2%

African American:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Plano Middle School ranks worse than 60.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.55. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.7%), White (30.2%), African American (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Plano Middle School is 12. (See more...)

Compare Plano Middle School employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Plano Middle School is $17,355.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Plano Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Plano Middle School 827^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Plano Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Plano Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	66.26	436^th	1185	63.2%
2005	44.66	765^th	1209	36.7%
2006	45.41	813^th	1272	36.1%
2007	46.81	811^th	1287	37.0%
2008	34.14	947^th	1293	26.8%
2009	44.20	859^th	1318	34.8%
2010	38.93	939^th	1327	29.2%
2011	46.13	823^rd	1344	38.8%
2012	41.69	913^th	1365	33.1%
2013	46.88	744^th	1367	45.6%
2014	42.95	778^th	1322	41.1%
2015	47.78	586^th	1302	55.0%
2016	52.55	554^th	1294	57.2%
2017	29.81	907^th	1293	29.9%
2018	26.29	954^th	1293	26.2%
2019	33.73	871^st	1356	35.8%
2022	38.22	778^th	1369	43.2%
2023	36.85	822^nd	1367	39.9%
2024	34.55	827^th	1363	39.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.72	270^th	285	5.3%
2019	55.79	79^th	339	76.7%
2022	30.00	391^st	454	13.9%
2023	24.90	448^th	480	6.7%
2024	30.63	375^th	486	22.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.07	324^th	602	46.2%
2019	36.12	449^th	792	43.3%
2022	50.17	241^st	781	69.1%
2023	32.36	516^th	805	35.9%
2024	29.25	568^th	802	29.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.74	949^th	1161	18.3%
2019	33.68	837^th	1217	31.2%
2022	37.09	725^th	1221	40.6%
2023	40.11	710^th	1234	42.5%
2024	39.73	700^th	1219	42.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.54	955^th	1226	22.1%
2019	32.14	876^th	1276	31.3%
2022	36.73	752^nd	1286	41.5%
2023	34.06	799^th	1275	37.3%
2024	33.31	794^th	1251	36.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.46	357^th	674	47.0%
2024	37.92	354^th	639	44.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.95	853^rd	1223	30.3%
2019	35.27	794^th	1296	38.7%
2022	40.71	682^nd	1286	47.0%
2023	39.34	728^th	1292	43.7%
2024	35.85	746^th	1264	41.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.28	233^rd	511	54.4%
2019	56.19	176^th	565	68.8%
2022	56.61	166^th	573	71.0%
2023	65.52	122^nd	569	78.6%
2024	58.77	157^th	548	71.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.27	526^th	590	10.8%
2019	31.49	456^th	639	28.6%
2022	27.86	505^th	662	23.7%
2023	35.92	414^th	661	37.4%
2024	34.40	417^th	643	35.1%

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Rank History for White students at Plano Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.87	708^th	889	20.4%
2019	24.06	718^th	905	20.7%
2022	35.65	568^th	898	36.7%
2023	26.65	691^st	895	22.8%
2024	26.65	662^nd	875	24.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Plano Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	140	n/a	1	33	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	174
1990	157	n/a	2	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	194
1991	153	0	2	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
1992	131	0	1	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	166
1993	149	0	0	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	187
1994	169	0	0	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	208
1995	228	0	0	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
1996	228	0	0	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
1997	194	1	2	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	282
1998	208	1	3	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
1999	196	2	1	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
2000	216	2	1	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
2001	204	2	1	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
2002	236	2	1	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2003	236	2	1	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2004	204	4	4	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2005	181	3	2	113	0	n/a	n/a	24	323
2006	196	9	2	142	0	n/a	n/a	19	368
2007	218	27	1	160	0	n/a	n/a	25	431
2008	158	21	3	105	0	n/a	n/a	18	305
2009	140	28	6	104	1	n/a	n/a	26	305
2010	145	31	8	110	1	n/a	n/a	28	323
2011	133	23	2	149	0	0	16	0	323
2012	120	32	1	165	1	0	8	0	327
2013	176	30	4	147	1	0	6	0	364
2014	152	30	4	135	0	0	14	0	335
2015	138	38	4	146	0	0	12	0	338
2016	134	42	7	173	0	1	6	0	363
2017	113	39	10	174	0	1	12	0	349
2018	113	44	7	166	0	0	11	0	341
2019	124	38	3	187	0	0	11	0	363
2020	139	40	4	196	0	0	9	0	388
2021	132	37	5	173	0	0	17	0	364
2022	109	33	4	178	0	0	13	0	337
2023	107	34	1	187	0	0	16	0	345
2024	105	36	5	187	0	0	15	0	348

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Plano Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	174	7.0	24.8	n/a
1990	194	8.0	24.2	n/a
1991	179	8.0	22.3	n/a
1992	166	7.0	23.7	n/a
1993	187	7.0	26.7	n/a
1994	208	9.0	23.1	n/a
1995	294	17.8	16.5	n/a
1996	294	17.8	16.5	n/a
1997	282	17.8	15.8	n/a
1998	290	19.1	15.2	n/a
1999	275	23.0	12.0	n/a
2000	294	23.0	12.8	n/a
2001	285	23.0	12.4	n/a
2002	343	24.0	14.3	n/a
2003	343	24.0	14.3	n/a
2004	330	24.0	13.8	n/a
2005	323	25.5	12.7	n/a
2006	368	24.0	15.3	n/a
2007	431	27.0	16.0	n/a
2008	305	20.0	15.3	n/a
2009	305	21.0	14.5	n/a
2010	323	21.6	14.9	n/a
2011	323	22.0	14.6	52.3
2012	327	22.0	14.8	52.9
2013	364	28.4	12.7	55.2
2014	335	22.3	15.0	57.3
2015	338	23.0	14.6	59.5
2016	363	22.0	16.5	57.3
2017	349	24.5	14.2	59.3
2018	341	26.0	13.1	60.1
2019	363	26.0	13.9	60.1
2020	388	28.0	13.8	54.4
2021	364	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	337	27.0	12.4	50.4
2023	345	30.2	11.4	62.6
2024	348	29.0	12.0	58.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Plano Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	174	7.0	24.8	n/a
1990	194	8.0	24.2	n/a
1991	179	8.0	22.3	n/a
1992	166	7.0	23.7	n/a
1993	187	7.0	26.7	n/a
1994	208	9.0	23.1	n/a
1995	294	17.8	16.5	n/a
1996	294	17.8	16.5	n/a
1997	282	17.8	15.8	n/a
1998	290	19.1	15.2	n/a
1999	275	23.0	12.0	n/a
2000	294	23.0	12.8	n/a
2001	285	23.0	12.4	n/a
2002	343	24.0	14.3	n/a
2003	343	24.0	14.3	n/a
2004	330	24.0	13.8	n/a
2005	323	25.5	12.7	n/a
2006	368	24.0	15.3	n/a
2007	431	27.0	16.0	n/a
2008	305	20.0	15.3	n/a
2009	305	21.0	14.5	n/a
2010	323	21.6	14.9	n/a
2011	323	22.0	14.6	52.3
2012	327	22.0	14.8	52.9
2013	364	28.4	12.7	55.2
2014	335	22.3	15.0	57.3
2015	338	23.0	14.6	59.5
2016	363	22.0	16.5	57.3
2017	349	24.5	14.2	59.3
2018	341	26.0	13.1	60.1
2019	363	26.0	13.9	60.1
2020	388	28.0	13.8	54.4
2021	364	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	337	27.0	12.4	50.4
2023	345	30.2	11.4	62.6
2024	348	29.0	12.0	58.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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