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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 46168

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At a glance

Schools

5,707

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedPlainfield Community Middle School42^nd of 486 Indiana middle schools

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Biggest riser

Clarks Creek Elementary up 257 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brentwood Elementary School 15.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 46168 is served by eight schools, all part of Plainfield Community School Corp: five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative school, enrolling roughly 5,707 students combined. Plainfield High School is the largest at 1,856 students, followed by Plainfield Community Middle School at 1,378, while the five elementaries — Central Elementary School, Clarks Creek Elementary, Van Buren Elementary School, Guilford Elementary School, and Brentwood Elementary School — enroll 2,461 students between them. Pride Academy, the alternative school, has just 12 students.

The district is a strong performer, ranking 22 of 374 districts statewide with 5 stars, in the 94th percentile. Plainfield High School ranks 26 of 415 with 5 stars and a 96.0% graduation rate, above the state's 89.7%; its SAT reading/ELA proficiency is 69.18% versus the state's 51.9%, and SAT math 43.24% versus 25.6%. Plainfield Community Middle School ranks 42 of 486, also 5 stars, with 9.0% chronic absenteeism and grade-level ELA, math, and science results above the state in every reported subject. All five elementary schools earn 4 stars and rank between the 73rd and 89th percentiles.

Among the elementaries, Van Buren Elementary School, Guilford Elementary School, and Brentwood Elementary School post the strongest proficiency, and each elementary scores higher in math than in ELA — a pattern that reverses at the secondary level. Central Elementary School combines the lowest regular-school spending ($8,941) with the lowest chronic absenteeism (7.9%), while Clarks Creek Elementary improved from 2 stars to 4 stars even while serving the highest elementary free/reduced lunch share (62.13%). Every regular school sits below the state's 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate, though the high school's 13.8% is the highest among them. Pride Academy's very small enrollment, reported 0% ELA and math proficiency, and many suppressed data cells mean it should not be compared directly with the district's comprehensive schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1630 E Oliver St	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 839-4802	420	27	15.6	52.1%	280 (66.7%)	52 (12.4%)	56 (13.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	86.3	121^st of 1015 public elementary schools	88.1%		78.2	201^st of 1005 public elementary schools	80.0%	80			61.8	58.7	60.9				60.4	80.9	72.0	55.1				69.3	60.0		60.0	60.9		$10,550	$1,071	$9,478
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Wabash St	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-7707	549	33	16.6	32.2%	405 (73.8%)	43 (7.8%)	43 (7.8%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	85.4	134^th of 1015 public elementary schools	86.8%		89.1	90^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.0%	44			51.8	67.9	68.0				63.2	70.6	63.2	58.8				63.9	63.2		63.2	61.9		$8,941	$487	$8,454
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
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 S Shaw St	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 839-2575	514	29	17.9	38.9%	415 (80.7%)	13 (2.5%)	47 (9.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	86.9	111^th of 1015 public elementary schools	89.1%		82.8	153^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	84.8%	42			56.6	71.3	67.7				65.2	75.9	77.5	58.1				69.9	65.0		65.0	52.7		$9,611	$505	$9,107
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	$9,740	$226	$9,514
Clarks Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Elm Dr	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 839-0120	544	34	16.1	62.1%	299 (55.0%)	117 (21.5%)	82 (15.1%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	72	269^th of 1015 public elementary schools	73.5%		49.1	526^th of 1005 public elementary schools	47.7%	257			48.2	58.8	54.4				53.7	64.7	58.8	43.0				55.7	51.3		51.3	49.4		$12,078	$1,622	$10,456
Pride Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	709 Stafford Rd	Plainfield	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-2578	12	3	3.9	75.0%	9 (75.0%)	2 (16.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									0.0							0.0						$54,422	$10,297	$44,125
Guilford Elementary	Public	K-5	6440 S County Road 600 E	Carmel	46168	Hendricks County	Plainfield Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 839-2698	434	26	16.7	32.7%	303 (69.8%)	60 (13.8%)	27 (6.2%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	86.8	113^th of 1015 public elementary schools	88.9%		85.6	129^th of 1005 public elementary schools	87.2%	16			60.8	65.4	69.8				65.6	73.0	74.1	58.1				68.1	59.3		59.3	55.8		$10,595	$525	$10,070

Cities Near Zip Code 46168

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plainfield	0.44 mi	8	61^st
Avon	2.08 mi	14	48^th
Carmel	3.2 mi	18	55^th
Indianapolis	4.73 mi	267	371^st
Mooresville	6.22 mi	5	185^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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