Top Rankings
Plainfield Community School Corp School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 7 public elementary schools serving 3,839 students in Plainfield Community School Corp School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public elementary schools in Indiana.
Public Elementary Schools in Plainfield Community School Corp School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Indiana public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public elementary school average of 37% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
9 Schools
1,434 Schools
# Students
5,834 Students
659,177 Students
# Teachers
334 Teachers
43,939 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Plainfield Community School Corp School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#19 out of 400 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
34%
Graduation Rate
93%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
3%
% Hispanic
8%
14%
% Black
10%
13%
% White
74%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,216 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,222. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,311 is less than the state median of $12,852. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$71 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,216
$13,222
Spending / Student
$11,311
$12,852
Best Plainfield Community School Corp School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Brentwood Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1630 E Oliver St
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-4802
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-4802
Grades: K-5
| 421 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Central Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
110 Wabash St
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-7707
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-7707
Grades: K-5
| 581 students
Rank: #33.
Van Buren Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
225 S Shaw St
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-2575
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-2575
Grades: K-5
| 500 students
Rank: #44.
Plainfield Community Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
709 Stafford Rd
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 838-3966
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 838-3966
Grades: 6-8
| 1,369 students
Rank: #55.
Guilford Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
6440 S County Road 600 E
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-2698
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-2698
Grades: K-5
| 439 students
Rank: #66.
Clarks Creek Elementary School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
401 Elm Dr
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-0120
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-0120
Grades: K-5
| 517 students
Rank: #77.
Pride Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
709 Stafford Rd
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-2578
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-2578
Grades: K-12
| 12 students
Recent Articles
Parents’ Guide to Special Education
Special education law is not easy to decipher, with several regulations that govern special education services for disabled students. In this article, learn about the core components of the laws, rights, and individual education plans that can help create the best public school environment for your child.
Surveillance Cameras: Violation of Rights or Improved Security?
A school district in Virginia has given the green light to schools that want to install surveillance cameras in common areas like cafeterias and hallways. We’ll look at whether this is a violation of student privacy or the best way to keep order in schools.
Teachers in 19 States Allowed to Physically Punish Students
As of 2014, nineteen states still allow corporal punishment – spanking and paddling the most common choices – in their public schools. However, some argue that not only are these punishments physically harmful, they also are disproportionately administered to students of color. As a result, House democrats have taken up the issue in a new bill that would ban all forms of corporal punishment nationwide.
