Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 590 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 556 students attended Central Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Indian Trail Middle School High : Plainfield High School

Central Elementary School

Summary:

Central Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 533 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 291 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools in terms of overall student performance, with particularly strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American students. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally higher than the district and state averages. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2019-2020 to 17.1% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Central Elementary School has increased from 29.59% in 2021-2022 to 38.46% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families.

When compared to nearby schools in the Plainfield School District 202, Central Elementary School generally outperforms its peers, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, some nearby schools, such as Walkers Grove Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary, have significantly higher student performance, ranking in the top 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools. These high-performing schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

23723 Getson Dr
Plainfield, IL 60544-3001

(815) 436-9278

District: Plainfield School District 202

SchoolDigger Rank:
590^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,146

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Trail Middle School
High:	Plainfield High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 556

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Hispanic:

26.4%

African American:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Central Elementary School ranks better than 71.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.85. (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: White (55%), Hispanic (26.4%), African American (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is 14. 11 elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Central Elementary School employs 39.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Elementary School is $16,146, which is the 3^rd highest among 18 elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Central Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Elementary School 590^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Central Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Plainfield School District 202:

SchoolDigger ranks Plainfield School District 202 291^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Central Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	72.66	632^nd	2020	68.7%
2004	58.74	1034^th	2030	49.1%
2005	71.08	637^th	2022	68.5%
2006	72.80	597^th	2086	71.4%
2007	71.58	647^th	2095	69.1%
2008	67.21	828^th	2092	60.4%
2009	70.14	726^th	2120	65.8%
2010	63.78	944^th	2139	55.9%
2011	65.79	876^th	2147	59.2%
2012	71.86	664^th	2166	69.3%
2013	67.90	727^th	2167	66.5%
2014	77.11	470^th	2093	77.5%
2015	58.58	737^th	2052	64.1%
2016	57.97	785^th	2046	61.6%
2017	58.93	772^nd	2044	62.2%
2018	59.26	776^th	2037	61.9%
2019	73.52	488^th	2086	76.6%
2021	60.40	644^th	1948	66.9%
2022	74.20	497^th	2082	76.1%
2023	67.60	607^th	2077	70.8%
2024	67.85	590^th	2067	71.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	91.66	19^th	743	97.4%
2021	45.94	213^th	537	60.3%
2022	59.80	184^th	768	76.0%
2023	63.29	172^nd	788	78.2%
2024	62.17	177^th	826	78.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.95	90^th	763	88.2%
2019	79.40	133^rd	1194	88.9%
2021	53.85	225^th	640	64.8%
2022	68.42	207^th	1113	81.4%
2023	66.18	281^st	1156	75.7%
2024	61.79	333^rd	1195	72.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.10	333^rd	1765	81.1%
2019	79.81	176^th	1816	90.3%
2021	66.92	301^st	1514	80.1%
2022	67.07	382^nd	1763	78.3%
2023	54.25	707^th	1808	60.9%
2024	59.44	564^th	1793	68.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.78	634^th	1964	67.7%
2019	67.53	589^th	2019	70.8%
2021	52.13	710^th	1680	57.7%
2022	69.98	525^th	1970	73.4%
2023	67.68	545^th	1957	72.2%
2024	60.70	666^th	1942	65.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	76.03	126^th	907	86.1%
2024	56.69	264^th	886	70.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.04	842^nd	1972	57.3%
2019	76.82	398^th	2019	80.3%
2021	61.82	531^st	1707	68.9%
2022	75.59	417^th	1977	78.9%
2023	64.42	592^nd	1984	70.2%
2024	73.10	466^th	1959	76.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.48	46^th	698	93.4%
2022	62.11	159^th	684	76.8%
2023	96.35	17^th	692	97.5%
2024	83.87	47^th	655	92.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.56	372^nd	938	60.3%
2019	74.76	133^rd	955	86.1%
2021	63.62	155^th	742	79.1%
2022	69.86	184^th	954	80.7%
2023	58.09	305^th	970	68.6%
2024	55.21	329^th	959	65.7%

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Rank History for White students at Central Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.69	777^th	1463	46.9%
2019	60.59	532^nd	1462	63.6%
2021	51.80	585^th	1308	55.3%
2022	69.21	375^th	1425	73.7%
2023	61.14	509^th	1419	64.1%
2024	61.82	493^rd	1392	64.6%

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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 Central Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	649	n/a	4	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	664
1990	648	n/a	6	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	668
1991	674	1	2	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1992	667	1	3	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	689
1993	530	1	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
1994	617	0	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
1995	769	1	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
1996	769	1	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
1997	547	2	8	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1998	578	2	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1999	606	3	17	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2000	695	12	13	21	6	n/a	n/a	0	747
2001	765	7	12	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	813
2002	638	7	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
2003	638	7	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
2004	450	7	10	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
2005	538	5	14	26	0	n/a	n/a	15	598
2006	512	12	14	34	1	n/a	n/a	19	592
2007	630	35	49	164	1	n/a	n/a	36	915
2008	633	32	63	179	2	n/a	n/a	52	961
2009	593	38	64	157	2	n/a	n/a	55	909
2010	553	37	61	152	1	n/a	n/a	56	860
2011	543	40	51	191	4	1	21	0	851
2012	522	41	56	203	3	1	27	0	853
2013	500	52	54	202	3	1	29	0	841
2014	522	49	55	196	3	0	33	0	858
2015	496	49	47	190	3	0	37	0	822
2016	468	52	48	184	4	0	31	0	787
2017	442	57	41	172	5	0	36	0	753
2018	423	47	32	152	5	0	22	0	681
2019	405	50	24	155	4	0	19	0	657
2020	389	59	20	152	3	0	16	0	639
2021	368	48	26	148	2	0	13	0	605
2022	332	47	20	144	1	0	17	0	561
2023	301	56	22	133	0	0	21	0	533
2024	306	58	24	147	0	0	21	0	556

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 Central Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	664	29.7	22.3	n/a
1990	668	30.7	21.7	n/a
1991	696	31.7	21.9	n/a
1992	689	35.6	19.3	n/a
1993	540	27.1	19.9	n/a
1994	632	27.7	22.8	n/a
1995	778	34.6	22.5	n/a
1996	778	34.6	22.5	n/a
1997	566	25.7	22.0	n/a
1998	590	26.8	22.0	n/a
1999	632	32.0	19.8	n/a
2000	747	43.3	17.3	n/a
2001	813	48.5	16.8	n/a
2002	669	37.3	17.9	4.5
2003	669	37.3	17.9	4.5
2004	486	33.0	14.7	7.2
2005	598	38.0	15.7	6.3
2006	592	33.5	17.7	7.2
2007	915	47.0	19.5	9.4
2008	961	42.0	22.9	12.9
2009	909	44.0	20.7	14.6
2010	860	45.0	19.1	16
2011	851	45.5	18.7	17.5
2012	853	45.0	18.9	22.2
2013	841	68.4	12.2	22.5
2014	858	47.0	18.2	23.8
2015	822	48.0	17.1	29.9
2016	787	46.0	17.1	26.7
2017	753	45.0	16.7	29.2
2018	681	41.7	16.3	32.5
2019	657	42.4	15.4	30.1
2020	639	45.0	14.2	31.8
2021	605	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	561	39.4	14.2	29.6
2023	533	40.0	13.3	38.5
2024	556	39.5	14.0	39

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 Central Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	664	29.7	22.3	n/a
1990	668	30.7	21.7	n/a
1991	696	31.7	21.9	n/a
1992	689	35.6	19.3	n/a
1993	540	27.1	19.9	n/a
1994	632	27.7	22.8	n/a
1995	778	34.6	22.5	n/a
1996	778	34.6	22.5	n/a
1997	566	25.7	22.0	n/a
1998	590	26.8	22.0	n/a
1999	632	32.0	19.8	n/a
2000	747	43.3	17.3	n/a
2001	813	48.5	16.8	n/a
2002	669	37.3	17.9	4.5
2003	669	37.3	17.9	4.5
2004	486	33.0	14.7	7.2
2005	598	38.0	15.7	6.3
2006	592	33.5	17.7	7.2
2007	915	47.0	19.5	9.4
2008	961	42.0	22.9	12.9
2009	909	44.0	20.7	14.6
2010	860	45.0	19.1	16
2011	851	45.5	18.7	17.5
2012	853	45.0	18.9	22.2
2013	841	68.4	12.2	22.5
2014	858	47.0	18.2	23.8
2015	822	48.0	17.1	29.9
2016	787	46.0	17.1	26.7
2017	753	45.0	16.7	29.2
2018	681	41.7	16.3	32.5
2019	657	42.4	15.4	30.1
2020	639	45.0	14.2	31.8
2021	605	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	561	39.4	14.2	29.6
2023	533	40.0	13.3	38.5
2024	556	39.5	14.0	39

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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