Plank Junior High
Oswego, IL · CUSD 308
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
396th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 42%· Stable
510 Secretariat Ln, Oswego, IL 60543
(630)551-9400NCES ID 173027005820Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Plank Junior High 396th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 42% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 46th in 2019 to 42th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2024), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 605 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2006, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 54.8% | 44.8% | ▼ 10.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 24.1% | 35.9% | ▲ 11.8 pts | |
| Black | 11.8% | 10.4% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Asian | 3.5% | 5.1% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.4% | 3.6% | ▼ 1.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2006. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $424K in zip 60543 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2001
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Plank Junior High
- #431Thompson Jr High SchoolCUSD 308 · 2 mi away431st of 685
ELA 47% ▼5 · Math 30% ▲1Compare - #143Bednarcik Junior High SchoolCUSD 308 · 2.1 mi away143rd of 685
ELA 68% ▲16 · Math 54% ▲25Compare - #301Traughber Jr High SchoolCUSD 308 · 2.3 mi away301st of 685
ELA 56% ▲4 · Math 39% ▲10Compare - #177Murphy Junior High SchoolCUSD 308 · 3.7 mi away177th of 685
ELA 68% ▲16 · Math 49% ▲20Compare - #52Clifford Crone Middle SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 3.8 mi away52nd of 685
ELA 80% ▲28 · Math 67% ▲38Compare - #355Fischer Middle SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 4 mi away355th of 685
ELA 54% ▲2 · Math 34% ▲5Compare - #676K D Waldo Middle SchoolAurora East USD 131 · 4.1 mi away676th of 685
ELA 14% ▼38 · Math 8% ▼21Compare - #33Scullen Middle SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 4.5 mi away33rd of 685
ELA 84% ▲32 · Math 70% ▲41Compare
What school district is Plank Junior High in?
Plank Junior High is part of the CUSD 308 district in Oswego, Illinois.
Is Plank Junior High a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Plank Junior High 396th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 42% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Plank Junior High?
White 45%, Hispanic 36%, Black 10%, Asian 5% (605 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Plank Junior High cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60543 is $424K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.