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Plainfield Elementary School

Q: Is Plainfield Elementary School a good school?

Plainfield Elementary School ranks 119 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Plainfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Plainfield Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Plainfield Elementary School?

Students at Plainfield Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Public Grades K-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Plainfield Elementary School is a small K–8 school in Meriden, New Hampshire, serving about 183 students in a community in the Upper Valley region. It is part of the Plainfield School District, which ranks around the 62nd percentile statewide. The school has a notably low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 and a relatively low reported free/reduced-price lunch rate of 6.56%, suggesting a small school community with substantial staffing resources.

Plainfield’s latest proficiency rates are above New Hampshire averages: 53% in math, 64% in reading, and 44% in science. Its reading performance is a particular strength, while science is more mixed. Compared with nearby schools, Plainfield is well ahead of Richards Elementary School, Disnard Elementary School, and Cornish Elementary School. However, it trails higher-performing schools such as Grantham Village School, Bernice A. Ray School, and Enfield Village School. Because many nearby schools serve only elementary grades, these comparisons should be viewed as general rather than exact.

Performance varies considerably by grade. Grade 7 is a standout, with 81% of students proficient in math and 86% in reading; grade 8 math is also relatively strong. Grade 4 is the clearest concern, with only 29% proficient in math and 33% in reading, while grade 6 math is another weaker area. The school’s statewide ranking has declined from the top-quartile range earlier in the decade to the 48th percentile most recently, despite overall results remaining above state averages. For parents, Plainfield offers small classes and strong middle-grade results, but the uneven outcomes—especially in grade 4 and recent science performance—are important considerations.

183

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,485

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92 Bonner Rd.
Meriden, NH 03770-7701

(603) 469-3250

District: Plainfield School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New Hampshire avg46%

Elementary school

119^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

30^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 166Plainfield School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	119 of 230	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.1	92 of 223	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	77 of 234	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	73 of 237	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	35 of 233	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	24 of 211	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	45 of 231	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	43 of 231	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.5	64 of 229	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	57 of 244	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	36 of 206	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	50 of 242	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	30 of 241	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	55.1	116 of 241	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.9	42 of 237	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	37 of 242	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	26 of 240	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	39 of 236	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	26 of 237	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	67 of 238	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	76 of 184	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.0	68 of 181	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	103 of 187	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	90 of 193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	51 of 187	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	17 of 185	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	17 of 193	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	35 of 199	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	16 of 194	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	25 of 168	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	27 of 195	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	49 of 195	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	125 of 229	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.4	85 of 222	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	63 of 228	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	78 of 233	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	36 of 229	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	23 of 209	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	45 of 229	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	42 of 227	81.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	30 of 138	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.4	10 of 133	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	23 of 134	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	39 of 130	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	21 of 125	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	32 of 128	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	23 of 131	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	15 of 125	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	81.5	13 of 107	87.9%	★★★★☆
2014	86.6	9 of 132	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	6 of 131	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	67.5	34 of 131	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	25 of 128	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	23 of 127	81.9%	★★★★☆
2009	88.3	7 of 127	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	77.6	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	85.5	11 of 125	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	73.1	26 of 126	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	31 of 113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	45 of 110	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	10 of 121	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	6 of 113	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	13 of 117	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	11 of 117	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	14 of 116	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	27 of 136	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	7 of 132	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	19 of 128	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	26 of 132	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	41 of 129	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	23 of 123	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	30 of 126	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	23 of 129	82.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)84th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+9 vs state

Mathematics53%+9 vs state

Science44%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)							NH SAS Reading (2026)							NH SAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-8	92 Bonner Rd.	Meriden	03770	Sullivan County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 469-3250	183	22	8.4	6.6%	164 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	49.7	119^th of 230 public elementary schools	48.3%		58.1	92^nd of 223 public elementary schools	58.7%	27	50.0	29.0	52.0	32.0	81.0	68.0	53.0	71.0	33.0	67.0	57.0	86.0	59.0	64.0	43.0	45.0	44.0	$25,485
Cornish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	274 Town House Rd	Cornish	03745	Sullivan County	Cornish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 675-5891	137	13	10.6	16.8%	132 (96.4%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	35.6	160^th of 230 public elementary schools	30.4%		41.1	135^th of 223 public elementary schools	39.5%	25	56.0	55.0	27.0	46.0	23.0		40.0	44.0	36.0	45.0	38.0	42.0		43.0	36.0		33.0	$26,440
Grantham Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Learning Dr.	Grantham	03753	Sullivan County	Grantham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-1681	258	21	12.5	4.3%	222 (86.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	98.3	1^st of 230 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.2	1^st of 223 public elementary schools	99.6%		93.0	95.0	95.0	93.0			93.0	79.0	89.0	86.0	95.0			88.0	89.0		89.0	$22,809
Mt. Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 White Ave.	West Lebanon	03784	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 298-8202	246	23	10.7	31.3%	179 (72.8%)	7 (2.8%)	16 (6.5%)	31 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	79.2	35^th of 230 public elementary schools	84.8%		85.1	24^th of 223 public elementary schools	89.2%	11	71.0	69.0					70.0	57.0	72.0					64.0				$28,396
Hanover Street School	Public	K-4	193 Hanover St.	Lebanon	03766	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 448-2945	316	30	10.5	25.3%	250 (79.1%)	8 (2.5%)	12 (3.8%)	34 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	71.8	53^rd of 230 public elementary schools	77.0%		69	58^th of 223 public elementary schools	74.0%	5	69.0	58.0					64.0	61.0	61.0					61.0				$26,830
Croydon Village School	Public	K-4	889 Nh Route 10	Croydon	03773	Sullivan County	Croydon School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 863-2080	22	3	7.3	40.9%	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	27.0						20.0	36.0						33.0				$20,410
Enfield Village School	Public	PK, KG-4	271 US Route 4	Enfield	03748	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 632-4231	195	18	10.8	12.8%	184 (94.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	90.6	16^th of 230 public elementary schools	93.0%		94	12^th of 223 public elementary schools	94.6%	4	76.0	77.0					77.0	69.0	84.0					77.0				$26,034
Disnard Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Hanover St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4260	254	26	9.7	52.8%	222 (87.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	10.2	220^th of 230 public elementary schools	4.3%		31.2	164^th of 223 public elementary schools	26.5%	56	22.0	32.0	28.0				28.0	14.0	35.0	21.0				24.0	533.0		< 10%	$21,759
Bernice A. Ray School	Public	K-5	26 Reservoir Rd	Hanover	03755	Grafton County	Hanover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 643-6655	463	42	11.1	3.7%	336 (72.6%)	9 (1.9%)	29 (6.3%)	47 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	95.2	8^th of 230 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.3	10^th of 223 public elementary schools	95.5%	2	83.0	81.0	73.0				79.0	78.0	77.0	89.0				81.0	78.0		78.0	$28,002
Bluff School - Closed 10/07/2025	Public	K-5	10 Summit Rd	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4273	163	19	8.4	58.9%	136 (83.4%)	6 (3.7%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.2%)								(n/a)																		$21,760

Frequently Asked Questions about Plainfield Elementary School

What district is Plainfield Elementary School in?

Plainfield School District

What is the racial makeup of Plainfield Elementary School?

Students at Plainfield Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Plainfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Plainfield Elementary School.

Is Plainfield Elementary School a good school?

Plainfield Elementary School ranks 119^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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