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Plainfield High School

Public Grades 9-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 94% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Plainfield High School is a 9–12 public high school in Plainfield, Indiana, just west of Indianapolis in Hendricks County, serving 1,856 students as the only high school in Plainfield Community School Corp. It is a sustained top performer: #26 of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025-26 (94th percentile, 5 stars), with 5 stars in every reported year since 2016-17. In 2025-26, 69.18% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and 43.24% in SAT Math—both best in this nearby comparison group and far above state rates of 51.9% and 25.6%. Biology was 57.53%, behind Avon High School’s 62.41% and below its own district’s 66.9%. The graduation rate is 96.0%, and chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, better than the state’s 16.7% but higher than Avon High School’s 10.5% and Monrovia High School’s 8.7%.

Plainfield gets these results with unusual efficiency. Among traditional comprehensive high schools here, it spends the least per student—$9,813—while its student-teacher ratio is the highest, 21.5:1, up from 19.3 the year before. Its high-need subgroup performance is a signature strength: special education students ranked in the 96th–98th percentile statewide for three straight years, and low-income students reached the 95th percentile in 2025-26, above the school’s overall 94th percentile. Graduation has risen from 92.0% in 2022-23 to 96.0%, and chronic absenteeism has improved from 21.9% in 2021-22. Watch items are Biology, which trails the district every reported year, and the rising student-teacher ratio.

The local contrasts are stark. Avon High School sits about four miles away in the same elite tier but spends about 13% more per student. Decatur Central High School, about 5.6 miles away, has 38.4% chronic absenteeism and 10.02% SAT math proficiency, compared with Plainfield’s 13.8% and 43.24%. Some nearby options are not apples-to-apples: Ben Davis University High School serves grades 10–12 only, enrolls 375 students, and spends $15,391 per student, while Excel Center - Decatur is a dropout-recovery program and Achieve Virtual Education Academy reports 0.0% chronic absenteeism alongside a 50.8% graduation rate, a virtual-school definitional artifact. Plainfield’s most meaningful peers are Avon High School and Mooresville High School.

1,856

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,813

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Red Pride Dr
Plainfield, IN 46168

(317) 839-7711

District: Plainfield Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Plainfield High School:

Elementary:	Brentwood Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Clarks Creek Elementary
	Guilford Elementary
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	Van Buren Elementary School
Middle:	Plainfield Community Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

African American:

9.5%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Indiana high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

Indiana avg39%

26^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 374Plainfield Community School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	26 of 415	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	40 of 429	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	31 of 432	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	40 of 398	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	33 of 409	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	30 of 388	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	19 of 389	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	23 of 385	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.4	29 of 380	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	75.6	55 of 394	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	43 of 400	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	11 of 379	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.0	12 of 353	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	75.6	27 of 373	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	77.5	24 of 364	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	68.8	46 of 362	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	83.8	36 of 364	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	34 of 360	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	26 of 354	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.0	20 of 349	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	20 of 133	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	24 of 132	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	13 of 125	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	83.9	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.4	31 of 47	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	23 of 122	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	26 of 119	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	15 of 94	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	4 of 74	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	27 of 395	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.5	31 of 387	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	31 of 392	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	37 of 388	90.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	30 of 194	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	47 of 181	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	28 of 184	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	13 of 166	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	21 of 390	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	76.4	43 of 377	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	52 of 377	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	44 of 379	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	30 of 397	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	72.9	66 of 386	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	27 of 392	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	40 of 383	89.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	12 of 112	89.3%	★★★★★
2025	80.0	20 of 111	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	19 of 102	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	44 of 104	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.7	11 of 94	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	12 of 292	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	7 of 298	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	12 of 289	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	30 of 285	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	28 of 387	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	81.0	37 of 377	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	29 of 381	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	42 of 375	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	41 of 378	89.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing69%+17 vs state

Biology58%

Mathematics43%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	1 Red Pride Dr	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-7711	1,856	86	21.5	29.7%	1,408 (75.9%)	177 (9.5%)	128 (6.9%)	61 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (4.4%)	86.1	26^th of 415 public high schools	93.7%		80.6	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	14	69.2	43.2	57.5	$9,813	$368	$9,445
Avon High School	Public	9-12	7575 E Cr 150 S	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5000	3,523	191	18.4	43.0%	1,747 (49.6%)	910 (25.8%)	446 (12.7%)	201 (5.7%)	5 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	211 (6.0%)	85.7	27^th of 415 public high schools	93.5%		81.4	38^th of 429 public high schools	91.1%	11	65.3	41.8	62.4	$11,043	$379	$10,664
Mooresville High School	Public	9-12	550 N Indiana St	Mooresville	46158	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-9203	1,372	69	20.0	40.1%	1,227 (89.4%)	38 (2.8%)	49 (3.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.6%)	47.8	206^th of 415 public high schools	50.4%		49.7	206^th of 429 public high schools	52.0%		49.5	20.5	35.3	$10,965	$446	$10,520
Decatur Central High School	Public	9-12	5251 Kentucky Ave	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 856-5288	1,974	131	15.0	56.2%	938 (47.5%)	576 (29.2%)	316 (16.0%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	121 (6.1%)	23.9	322^nd of 415 public high schools	22.4%		20	346^th of 429 public high schools	19.3%	24	36.4	10.0	25.4	$11,783	$1,314	$10,469
Decatur Township School for Excellence	Public	7-12	5106 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 856-0900	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$00
Excel Center - Decatur	Public, Charter	9-12	5106 S. High School Rd.	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	Excel Center - Decatur	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 524-3770	259	8	32.3	71.4%	45 (17.4%)	155 (59.8%)	41 (15.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Ben Davis University High School	Public	10-12	1155 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7800	375	17	22.0	73.6%	77 (20.5%)	125 (33.3%)	164 (43.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	72.6	69^th of 415 public high schools	83.4%		61.8	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%	59	60.8	25.0		$15,391	$1,516	$13,875
Ben Davis High School	Public	10-12	1200 N Girls Sch Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7000	3,315	180	18.4	69.1%	606 (18.3%)	1,291 (38.9%)	1,225 (37.0%)	12 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	178 (5.4%)	19.1	334^th of 415 public high schools	19.5%		22	333^rd of 429 public high schools	22.4%	1	28.6	10.5	7.7	$13,675	$1,059	$12,616
Area 31 Career & Technical Center	Public	6-12	1200 N High School Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7230	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Monrovia High School	Public	9-12	205 S Chestnut St	Monrovia	46157	Morgan County	Monroe-Gregg School District	No	No	No	No	(317) 996-2258	489	32	15.1	40.1%	421 (86.1%)	34 (7.0%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	41.2	245^th of 415 public high schools	41.0%		41.7	253^rd of 429 public high schools	41.0%	8	47.9	19.7	30.4	$12,470	$431	$12,039

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainfield High School

What is the racial makeup of Plainfield High School?

Students at Plainfield High School are 76% White, 10% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Plainfield High School a good school?

Yes. Plainfield High School ranks in the top 6.3% of Indiana high schools.

What district is Plainfield High School in?

Plainfield Community School Corp

What schools feed into Plainfield High School?

Plainfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brentwood Elementary School
Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Clarks Creek Elementary
Elementary : Guilford Elementary
Elementary : Van Buren Elementary School
Middle : Plainfield Community Middle School

How many students attend Plainfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,856 students attended Plainfield High School.

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