Elementary Schools in Plainville

Elementary schools in Plainville, Massachusetts consist of two schools serving 655 students in total, with grades divided cleanly between them: Anna Ware Jackson for PK–2 (324 students) and Beatrice H Wood Elementary for grades 3–6 (331 students). The Plainville district ranks 149th of 351 districts in Massachusetts, at the 58th percentile with 3 stars.

Beatrice H Wood Elementary carries the available state test-score record, since Anna Ware Jackson serves only PK–2. Its clearest strength is mathematics: 2025–2026 all-grade math proficiency is 57.14%, above the Plainville district's 55.24% and well above the state's 41.11%, and every grade 3–6 math result beats both district and state, with grade 6 the standout at 75.95%. ELA is above district and state overall at 41.72%, but uneven—grades 4 and 5 fall below the state. Science is the main concern: 33.87%, essentially level with the district's 33.85% but 7.11 points below the state's 40.98%. Year over year, science dropped 10.43 points, math rose 5.19 points, and ELA slipped 3.53 points. The school's rank improved from the 52nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 61st percentile in 2025–2026, holding 3 stars each year.

Anna Ware Jackson stands out on resources rather than test scores: its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio is 12.4 versus 12.9 at Beatrice H Wood Elementary, and its 2020–2021 per-student spending is $18,473, about 20.6% higher than Beatrice H Wood Elementary's $15,319. Because it serves PK–2, no academic comparison is possible from this data. Enrollment is nearly balanced between the two schools, and free/reduced lunch is not reported for either in 2024–2025. For parents, the practical picture is a two-school system where math is a shared strength and science is the area to watch.