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Plainfield Community Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Plainfield Community Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 1,378 students in Plainfield, Indiana, a suburban community west of Indianapolis, and is part of the Plainfield Community School Corp. It is rated 5 stars, ranks 42nd of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026 (91st percentile), and its district ranks 22nd of 374 statewide. The school has a strong long-term record but has slipped from its earlier elite position: it ranked between 7th and 22nd statewide from 2015–16 through 2021–22, then 32nd, 43rd, and 42nd in the last three reported years. It remains a top-decile school.

Academically, English language arts is a strength: 62.17% proficiency overall, ahead of Avon Middle School North (60.37%), Avon Middle School South (54.92%), and Danville Middle School (52.64%), but below Brownsburg West Middle School (69.22%). Biology End-of-Course proficiency is exceptionally high at 98.97%, near the top of the area and far above the state. Math is the clear soft spot, especially in the upper grades: all-grades math is 52.77%, and while 6th-grade math is strong at 65.99%, 7th grade falls to 44.44% and 8th grade to 49.35% — below Brownsburg and Avon schools. Among nearby peers, Brownsburg East Middle School ranks 15th, Avon North 32nd, Plainfield 42nd, and Avon South 44th.

Attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, well below the district's 11.7% and the state's 16.7%, and it has improved dramatically from 16.6% in 2021–22. About 36.87% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, similar to Brownsburg West and less than most nearby schools. Per-student spending is $9,740, and the student-teacher ratio of 18.5 is the highest among nearby peers — notable because Brownsburg West spends less ($6,399) with a lower ratio (15.9) and higher results. Plainfield still far outperforms the nearby Indianapolis township schools — Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center, and Decatur Middle School — by roughly 35 points in ELA and 36 in math. Overall, this is a strong 5-star school whose biggest opportunity is math in grades 7 and 8.

1,378

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,623

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

709 Stafford Rd
Plainfield, IN 46168

(317) 838-3966

District: Plainfield Community School Corp

Students who attend Plainfield Community Middle School usually attend:

High:

Plainfield High School

Feeder schools for Plainfield Community Middle School:

Elementary:	Brentwood Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Clarks Creek Elementary
	Guilford Elementary
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	Van Buren Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

African American:

10.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Indiana middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

42^nd of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 9% (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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	42 of 486	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	43 of 480	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	32 of 491	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	26 of 489	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	22 of 490	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	12 of 483	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	14 of 470	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	7 of 473	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	10 of 472	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	14 of 494	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	30 of 485	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.8	37 of 470	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	80.4	46 of 444	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.9	37 of 447	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	37 of 451	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	37 of 428	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.3	31 of 423	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	34 of 392	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	23 of 382	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	26 of 375	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	19 of 370	94.9%	★★★★★
2004	89.3	5 of 222	97.7%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Biology99%

English Language Arts62%

Science57%

Math53%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plainfield Community Middle School	Public	6-8	709 Stafford Rd	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 838-3966	1,378	74	18.5	36.9%	1,008 (73.1%)	148 (10.7%)	109 (7.9%)	49 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.6%)	88.9	42^nd of 486 public middle schools	91.4%		88.1	43^rd of 480 public middle schools	91.0%	1	68.0	54.7	64.4	62.2	66.0	44.4	49.4	52.8	57.1	57.1	99.0	$9,623	$209	$9,414
Avon Middle School West	Public	6-8	1204 S County Rd 450 E	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(317) 544-6000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	88.1	47^th of 486 public middle schools	90.3%					(n/a)	58.3	59.6	57.6	58.4	53.6	58.3	59.2	57.0	50.5	50.5	100.0
Avon Middle School South	Public	6-8	7199 E US Hwy 36	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5700	821	49	16.7	48.5%	375 (45.7%)	248 (30.2%)	94 (11.4%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.4%)	88.4	44^th of 486 public middle schools	90.9%		90.3	35^th of 480 public middle schools	92.7%	9	55.1	55.2	54.5	54.9	61.1	56.8	61.6	59.9	54.8	54.8	97.0	$12,646	$275	$12,371
Paul Hadley Middle School	Public	7-8	200 W Carlisle St	Mooresville	46158	Morgan County	Mooresville Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 831-9208	668	37	18.1	45.1%	586 (87.7%)	22 (3.3%)	29 (4.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	75	106^th of 486 public middle schools	78.2%		67.8	137^th of 480 public middle schools	71.5%	31		45.8	49.8	47.9		40.3	46.7	43.6			88.5	$11,155	$200	$10,955
Avon Middle School North	Public	6-8	1251 N Dan Jones Rd	Avon	46123	Hendricks County	Avon Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 544-5500	929	54	17.2	47.6%	430 (46.3%)	269 (29.0%)	102 (11.0%)	55 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.5%)	90.6	32^nd of 486 public middle schools	93.4%		85.8	55^th of 480 public middle schools	88.5%	23	56.4	59.0	65.3	60.4	55.4	61.5	63.2	60.1	53.6	53.6	100.0	$11,963	$234	$11,729
Decatur Middle School	Public	7-8	5108 S High School Rd	Indianapolis	46221	Marion County	MSD Decatur Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 856-5274	1,000	64	15.6	59.7%	466 (46.6%)	298 (29.8%)	165 (16.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.3%)	23.5	371^st of 486 public middle schools	23.7%		18.7	386^th of 480 public middle schools	19.6%	15		28.2	22.2	25.1		19.6	13.4	16.4			91.4	$11,557	$635	$10,922
Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center	Public	7-8	7320 W 10th St	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8800	1,143	65	17.6	66.5%	164 (14.3%)	600 (52.5%)	306 (26.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.6%)	23.2	375^th of 486 public middle schools	22.8%		17.3	395^th of 480 public middle schools	17.7%	20		28.8	24.2	26.5		15.1	14.4	14.8			57.8	$12,408	$572	$11,836
Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center	Public	7-8	2805 S Lynhurst	Indianapolis	46241	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 988-8100	1,135	75	15.1	77.6%	270 (23.8%)	283 (24.9%)	500 (44.1%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.0%)	23.5	372^nd of 486 public middle schools	23.5%		16.9	398^th of 480 public middle schools	17.1%	26		25.2	25.9	25.5		17.2	15.7	16.4			92.8	$13,314	$676	$12,638
Brownsburg West Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 S Odell St	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-3143	1,291	81	15.9	36.2%	804 (62.3%)	256 (19.8%)	117 (9.1%)	40 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.7%)	97.2	4^th of 486 public middle schools	99.2%		98.5	2^nd of 480 public middle schools	99.6%	2	74.2	63.3	70.4	69.2	72.8	73.1	64.8	70.2	69.3	69.3		$3,279	$167	$3,111
Brownsburg East Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 E Airport Rd	Brownsburg	46112	Hendricks County	Brownsburg Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 852-2386	1,198	75	15.9	41.4%	684 (57.1%)	287 (24.0%)	114 (9.5%)	50 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.2%)	95.1	15^th of 486 public middle schools	96.9%		96	11^th of 480 public middle schools	97.7%	4	62.1	65.8	64.8	64.1	66.3	66.3	61.6	64.8	66.9	66.9		$3,191	$201	$2,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainfield Community Middle School

Is Plainfield Community Middle School a good school?

Yes. Plainfield Community Middle School ranks in the top 8.6% of Indiana middle schools.

What district is Plainfield Community Middle School in?

Plainfield Community School Corp

What high school do graduates of Plainfield Community Middle School attend?

Students who attend Plainfield Community Middle School usually go on to attend Plainfield High School

What is the racial makeup of Plainfield Community Middle School?

Students at Plainfield Community Middle School are 73% White, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Plainfield Community Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,378 students attended Plainfield Community Middle School.

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