Summary:
ZIP code 03770 has one school, Plainfield Elementary School, a small K–8 school serving students in the Plainfield/Meriden area and representing the local Plainfield School District. With 183 students and an 8.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, it offers a relatively small-school setting, and there are no other schools in the ZIP code for direct comparison.
Overall, Plainfield Elementary School performs better than New Hampshire averages in all three reported subjects. About 53% of students are proficient in math, compared with 44% statewide; 64% are proficient in reading, compared with 55%; and 44% are proficient in science, compared with 38%. Reading is the school’s strongest overall subject. The most impressive grade-level results are in seventh grade, where 81% of students are proficient in math and 86% in reading. Eighth-grade math is also strong, at 68%, while third- and fifth-grade reading results are above state levels.
Performance varies considerably by grade, so parents should look beyond the overall averages. Fourth grade is the clearest area of concern, with just 29% proficiency in math and 33% in reading, both well below state results. Sixth-grade math is also comparatively weak at 32%. Science proficiency is above average but remains below 50% in both tested grades. Math results were stable from the prior year, while reading declined 4 percentage points and science declined 6 points. The school’s statewide ranking also fell in recent years, although it still outperforms state averages overall. Because the school is small, annual results can shift noticeably based on individual student cohorts, making multi-year trends especially important.
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