Plainfield South High School
Plainfield, IL · Plainfield SD 202
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
261st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 57%▼ Declining
7800 Caton Farm Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586
(815)439-5555NCES ID 173174004524Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Plainfield South High School 261st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 57% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 66th in 2019 to 57th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) 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 2023) 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 2023) 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 2,379 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2001, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 57.1% | 44.0% | ▼ 13.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 27.8% | 30.3% | ▲ 2.5 pts | |
| Black | 9.3% | 18.2% | ▲ 8.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 4.2% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 2.3% | 2.9% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2001. 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 $395K in zip 60586 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 South High School
- #219Plainfield High SchoolPlainfield SD 202 · 4.4 mi away219th of 601
ELA 54% ▲2 · Math 43% ▲4Compare - #63Plainfield North High SchoolPlainfield SD 202 · 7.5 mi away63rd of 601
ELA 73% ▲21 · Math 61% ▲22Compare - #139Minooka Community High SchoolMinooka CHSD 111 · 7.8 mi away139th of 601
ELA 61% ▲9 · Math 52% ▲13Compare - #432Joliet West High SchoolJoliet Twp HSD 204 · 7.9 mi away432nd of 601
ELA 38% ▼14 · Math 28% ▼11Compare - #211Plainfield East High SchoolPlainfield SD 202 · 8.7 mi away211th of 601
ELA 54% ▲2 · Math 45% ▲6Compare - #220Oswego High SchoolCUSD 308 · 9 mi away220th of 601
ELA 55% ▲3 · Math 42% ▲3Compare - #138Oswego East High SchoolCUSD 308 · 9.5 mi away138th of 601
ELA 63% ▲11 · Math 50% ▲11Compare - #523Joliet Central High SchoolJoliet Twp HSD 204 · 10.5 mi away523rd of 601
ELA 28% ▼24 · Math 19% ▼20Compare
What school district is Plainfield South High School in?
Plainfield South High School is part of the Plainfield SD 202 district in Plainfield, Illinois.
Is Plainfield South High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Plainfield South High School 261st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 57% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Plainfield South High School?
White 44%, Hispanic 30%, Black 18%, Two or more races 4% (2,379 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Plainfield South High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60586 is $395K 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.