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Plainville High

Public Grades 7-12
320th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 332 Kansas High Schools
Better than 4% of Kansas high schools
Summary

Plainville High is a public high school in Plainville, Kansas, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 172 students. The school is part of the Plainville School District, which is ranked 258 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plainville High has consistently underperformed the state average in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.38% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.93%. The school's performance in mathematics is particularly concerning, with only 7.69% of 10th-grade students and 15.62% of all students proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 33.59% and 38.73%, respectively. Plainville High's science proficiency rates are also below the state average, with only 16% of 8th-grade students and 21.42% of all students proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 38% and 41.44%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 88.1% to 96.7%, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 1.3% to 1.6%, slightly higher than the state average.

Compared to the nearby schools of Natoma High (6-12), Stockton High, and Palco High, Plainville High generally underperforms in academic measures, with lower test scores and graduation rates. However, Plainville High's student-teacher ratio of 10.2 in 2023-2024 is higher than the nearby schools, which range from 3.9 to 6.3 students per teacher. Addressing the school's socioeconomic challenges and implementing targeted interventions to improve student engagement and academic achievement could be crucial for improving Plainville High's overall performance.

197
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,898
Per pupil spending ?
41.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 202 SE Cardinal Avenue
       Plainville, KS  67663

(785) 434-4547

District: Plainville


Feeder schools for Plainville High:

Elementary:    Plainville Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.4%
African American:
2.5%
Hispanic:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
97% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg25%
Kansas avg42%
Middle school
317th of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
320th of 332
Kansas public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Kansas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
258th of 264Plainville among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202519.1317 of 36312.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.5309 of 36214.6%★☆☆☆☆
202315.7332 of 3628.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.3317 of 36813.9%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9243 of 36733.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.5232 of 36837.0%★★☆☆☆
201863.792 of 35073.7%★★★★☆
201736.5228 of 35836.3%★★☆☆☆
201623.8288 of 34316.0%★☆☆☆☆
201540.8230 of 36837.5%★★☆☆☆
201351.7212 of 35540.3%★★☆☆☆
201244.3242 of 34229.2%★☆☆☆☆
201148.5202 of 32036.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202120.7267 of 31314.7%★☆☆☆☆
201939.6179 of 29439.1%★★☆☆☆
201875.844 of 27584.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202523.4243 of 28514.7%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0237 of 29619.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.9299 of 3000.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.7265 of 2701.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202139.9168 of 27538.9%★★☆☆☆
201937.3177 of 27034.4%★★☆☆☆
201873.628 of 25589.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202155.3105 of 30865.9%★★★☆☆
201936.1196 of 30134.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.0128 of 28054.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202512.4335 of 3494.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.9306 of 34711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.5330 of 3495.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.8328 of 3496.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.3264 of 34924.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1236 of 34431.4%★★☆☆☆
201858.5103 of 33369.1%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20255.5320 of 3323.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202441.2196 of 31838.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.4246 of 32724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.4235 of 32427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202167.976 of 32076.3%★★★★☆
201951.8151 of 32553.5%★★★☆☆
201833.7212 of 31432.5%★★☆☆☆
201741.9178 of 31643.7%★★☆☆☆
201652.8146 of 31353.4%★★★☆☆
201534.2253 of 32622.4%★☆☆☆☆
201326.7290 of 32310.2%★☆☆☆☆
201231.6274 of 31713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201171.371 of 29876.2%★★★★☆
201085.49 of 30297.0%★★★★★
200950.7166 of 29143.0%★★☆☆☆
200838.9191 of 26728.5%★☆☆☆☆
200727.3234 of 28016.4%★☆☆☆☆
200639.4180 of 26231.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202174.443 of 25082.8%★★★★☆
201931.4184 of 24926.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0202 of 24818.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202467.353 of 24978.7%★★★★☆
202355.990 of 25064.0%★★★☆☆
202198.71 of 21399.5%★★★★★
201941.8132 of 22942.4%★★☆☆☆
201843.0131 of 22842.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202160.187 of 25866.3%★★★☆☆
201963.379 of 25268.7%★★★☆☆
201847.7126 of 24849.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20253.8300 of 3062.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.8213 of 29527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.0258 of 30916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202229.9241 of 30721.5%★☆☆☆☆
202163.088 of 30270.9%★★★★☆
201944.8166 of 30645.8%★★☆☆☆
201830.3215 of 29627.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Male (2021)66th percentile+32 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school
Female (2021)15th percentile-19 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school
High school
Female (2021)83rd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)79th percentile+40 vs school
Male (2021)66th percentile-10 vs school
White (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts27%-17 vs state
Science16%-25 vs state
Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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Plainville High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Plainville Elementary

Students at Plainville High are 91% White, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Plainville High ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Kansas high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Plainville High.


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

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