For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 635 students in Plainville School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Public Elementary Schools in Plainville School District have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,360 Schools
# Students
635 Students
605,604 Students
# Teachers
51 Teachers
51,596 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Plainville School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#133 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
44%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
8%
% Hispanic
10%
26%
% Black
6%
10%
% White
77%
51%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,331 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,835 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,331
$23,845
Spending / Student
$20,835
$24,602
Best Plainville School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Anna Ware Jackson
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
68 Messenger Street
Plainville, MA 02762
(508) 699-1304
Plainville, MA 02762
(508) 699-1304
Grades: PK-2
| 321 students
Rank: #22.
Beatrice H Wood Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
72 Messenger Street
Plainville, MA 02762
(508) 699-1312
Plainville, MA 02762
(508) 699-1312
Grades: 3-6
| 314 students
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