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Plainfield High School

Public Grades 9-12

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 91% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Plainfield High School is a public high school in Plainfield, Indiana, serving 1,781 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Plainfield Community School Corporation, which is ranked 36th out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plainfield High School consistently outperforms the state and surrounding districts in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.66% of students were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 50.51%. In SAT/Mathematics, 43.17% of Plainfield students were proficient, compared to the state average of 31.14%. The school also maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 93.0%, significantly higher than the state average. Plainfield High School ranks highly for the performance of female students, African American students, English Language Learners, and students in special education, indicating a strong focus on equity and supporting diverse learners.

While Plainfield High School outperforms many nearby schools, some like Avon High School and Cascade Senior High School also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a competitive educational landscape in the region. Plainfield High School's relatively high spending of $9,813 per student may contribute to its success, but the school will need to ensure these resources are used effectively to support continued improvement, particularly in areas like chronic absenteeism.

1,856

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,813

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg59%

Indiana avg42%

40^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 380Plainfield 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing74%+19 vs state

Biology48%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	80.6	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%		85.4	31^st of 432 public high schools	92.8%	9	73.7	43.2	48.0	$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%)	81.4	38^th of 429 public high schools	91.1%		82.8	40^th of 432 public high schools	90.7%	2	67.5	43.3	52.8	$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%)	49.7	206^th of 429 public high schools	52.0%		44	239^th of 432 public high schools	44.7%	33	51.1	25.2	28.3	$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%)	20	346^th of 429 public high schools	19.3%		20.7	343^rd of 432 public high schools	20.6%	3	35.6	8.1	19.6	$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%)	61.8	128^th of 429 public high schools	70.2%		69.1	83^rd of 432 public high schools	80.8%	45	60.8	18.5		$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%)	22	333^rd of 429 public high schools	22.4%		17.3	357^th of 432 public high schools	17.4%	24	32.0	9.9	10.5	$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%)	41.7	253^rd of 429 public high schools	41.0%		42	254^th of 432 public high schools	41.2%	1	43.6	17.3	39.5	$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 9.3% of Indiana high schools.

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

What district is Plainfield High School in?

Plainfield Community School Corp

How many students attend Plainfield High School?

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

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