For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 445 students in Plainfield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Plainfield School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
5 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
1,797 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
162 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Plainfield School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#152 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
47%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.70
# American Indian Students
14 Students
393 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
26 Students
6,950 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
186 Students
51,739 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
35%
# Black Students
59 Students
25,158 Students
% Black Students
3%
17%
# White Students
1,458 Students
58,972 Students
% White Students
81%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
9 Students
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
6,621 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
3,126
# Students in K Grade:
116
5,110
# Students in 1st Grade:
159
5,267
# Students in 2nd Grade:
145
5,285
# Students in 3rd Grade:
157
5,058
# Students in 4th Grade:
135
5,467
# Students in 5th Grade:
133
8,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
158
30,017
# Students in 7th Grade:
130
36,979
# Students in 8th Grade:
157
37,304
# Students in 9th Grade:
109
2,229
# Students in 10th Grade:
146
2,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
120
1,979
# Students in 12th Grade:
132
1,871
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,412 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,880 is less than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,412
$26,157
Spending / Student
$24,880
$25,225
Best Plainfield School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Plainfield Central School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
75 Canterbury Rd.
Plainfield, CT 06374
(860) 564-6437
Plainfield, CT 06374
(860) 564-6437
Grades: 6-8
| 445 students
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