Plainfield High School
Plainfield, IL · Plainfield SD 202
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
219th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 64%▼ Declining
24120 W Fort Beggs Dr, Plainfield, IL 60544
(815)436-3200NCES ID 173174003339Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Plainfield High School 219th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 64% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 73th in 2019 to 64th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2024) stops 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.
Asian (last reported 2024) stops 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 1,898 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 63.8% | 49.8% | ▼ 14.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 22.9% | 29.7% | ▲ 6.8 pts | |
| Black | 6.8% | 11.6% | ▲ 4.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.5% | 4.7% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| Asian | 2.7% | 3.6% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.2% | 0.4% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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 $391K in zip 60544 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Plainfield High School
- #261Plainfield South High SchoolPlainfield SD 202 · 4.4 mi away261st of 601
ELA 52% ▼2 · Math 39% ▼4Compare - #63Plainfield North High SchoolPlainfield SD 202 · 4.4 mi away63rd of 601
ELA 73% ▲19 · Math 61% ▲18Compare - #211Plainfield East High SchoolPlainfield SD 202 · 4.6 mi away211th of 601
ELA 54% = · Math 45% ▲2Compare - #432Joliet West High SchoolJoliet Twp HSD 204 · 6.6 mi away432nd of 601
ELA 38% ▼16 · Math 28% ▼15Compare - #252Romeoville High SchoolValley View CUSD 365U · 6.6 mi away252nd of 601
ELA 53% ▼1 · Math 39% ▼4Compare - #13Neuqua Valley High SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 7.3 mi away13th of 601
ELA 87% ▲33 · Math 79% ▲36Compare - #138Oswego East High SchoolCUSD 308 · 7.7 mi away138th of 601
ELA 63% ▲9 · Math 50% ▲7Compare - #337Bolingbrook High SchoolValley View CUSD 365U · 8.5 mi away337th of 601
ELA 48% ▼6 · Math 33% ▼10Compare
What school district is Plainfield High School in?
Plainfield High School is part of the Plainfield SD 202 district in Plainfield, Illinois.
Is Plainfield High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Plainfield High School 219th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 64% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Plainfield High School?
White 50%, Hispanic 30%, Black 12%, Two or more races 5% (1,898 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Plainfield High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60544 is $391K 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.