Is Plain City Elementary School a good school?

Plain City Elementary School ranks 339 th of 1596 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Plain City Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 646 students attended Plain City Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Plain City Elementary School?

Students at Plain City Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Plain City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Plain City Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Canaan Middle School Middle : Jonathan Alder Junior High High : Jonathan Alder High School

Plain City Elementary School

Public PK, KG-4

580 S Chillicothe St
Plain City, OH 43064-1233

(614) 873-4608

District: Jonathan Alder Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
339^th of 1,596 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,584

Students who attend Plain City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Canaan Middle School
	Jonathan Alder Junior High
High:	Jonathan Alder High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.0

Number of students: 646

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Plain City Elementary School ranks better than 78.8% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.58. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.6%), two or more races (3.7%), Hispanic (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Plain City Elementary School is 19. (See more...)

Compare Plain City Elementary School employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Plain City Elementary School is $10,584.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Plain City Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Plain City Elementary School 339^th of 1596 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Plain City Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Jonathan Alder Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Jonathan Alder Local 256^th of 835 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Plain City Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile
2004	74.61	353^rd	1471	76.0%
2005	66.75	523^rd	1501	65.2%
2006	61.59	694^th	1504	53.9%
2007	66.34	629^th	1609	60.9%
2008	74.94	367^th	1582	76.8%
2009	68.21	602^nd	1610	62.6%
2010	72.19	492^nd	1662	70.4%
2011	74.95	401^st	1686	76.2%
2012	74.77	421^st	1709	75.4%
2013	71.36	563^rd	1701	66.9%
2014	78.82	262^nd	1687	84.5%
2015	81.53	240^th	1684	85.7%
2016	84.27	173^rd	1678	89.7%
2017	76.45	399^th	1651	75.8%
2018	79.55	309^th	1636	81.1%
2019	82.26	240^th	1676	85.7%
2021	89.75	108^th	1610	93.3%
2022	81.59	290^th	1588	81.7%
2023	79.58	339^th	1596	78.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.36	288^th	856	66.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile
2018	61.52	606^th	1465	58.6%
2019	80.08	186^th	1465	87.3%
2021	90.09	53^rd	1404	96.2%
2023	70.21	387^th	1447	73.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile
2018	80.19	233^rd	1518	84.7%
2019	84.16	136^th	1502	90.9%
2021	88.96	87^th	1467	94.1%
2022	78.08	318^th	1488	78.6%
2023	78.12	320^th	1483	78.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.78	290^th	1021	71.6%
2022	83.62	76^th	824	90.8%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.42	320^th	759	57.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile
2018	77.72	324^th	1536	78.9%
2019	82.74	200^th	1535	87.0%
2021	89.94	76^th	1499	94.9%
2022	84.45	192^nd	1518	87.4%
2023	80.67	276^th	1498	81.6%

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Rank History for White students at Plain City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	OH State Percentile
2018	73.97	316^th	1309	75.9%
2019	79.61	205^th	1271	83.9%
2021	86.03	125^th	1249	90.0%
2022	73.89	308^th	1242	75.2%
2023	74.64	318^th	1215	73.8%

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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

My three children graduated from JA. Two of them went to The Ohio State University and graduated as advance degree professionals. The third became a self employed businesman. I feel the students at JA were given a good solid education. The teachers at JA were very involved with the students and were willing and able to help when needed. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Plain City Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	515	16	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1989	517	16	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1990	497	15	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1991	487	11	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1992	500	9	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	4	516
1993	561	9	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1994	623	11	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1995	519	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1996	519	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1997	541	8	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1998	530	8	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1999	560	7	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
2000	556	6	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2001	541	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2002	552	3	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2003	552	3	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2004	567	4	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2005	582	8	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	2	598
2006	508	8	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	525
2007	515	8	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	10	541
2008	545	7	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	8	567
2009	600	8	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	7	620
2010	548	5	3	7	1	n/a	n/a	5	569
2011	625	1	2	6	2	0	5	0	641
2012	629	3	6	10	1	0	13	0	662
2013	635	4	3	9	1	0	15	0	667
2014	640	5	4	10	1	0	19	0	679
2015	621	5	4	19	0	0	21	0	670
2016	597	6	4	12	0	0	26	0	645
2017	578	2	3	7	0	0	19	0	609
2018	585	4	3	10	0	0	19	0	621
2019	567	3	2	16	0	0	22	0	610
2020	601	2	4	15	0	0	20	0	642
2021	578	2	4	13	0	0	16	0	613
2022	608	3	7	13	0	0	18	0	649
2023	592	5	11	14	0	0	24	0	646

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Plain City Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	533	29.0	18.3	0
1989	535	31.0	17.2	n/a
1990	516	30.1	17.1	n/a
1991	500	27.1	18.4	n/a
1992	516	28.0	18.4	10.1
1993	572	24.1	23.7	11.7
1994	636	24.1	26.4	12.6
1995	526	21.1	24.9	10.3
1996	526	21.1	24.9	10.3
1997	549	21.5	25.5	9.7
1998	542	24.5	22.1	11.8
1999	568	25.5	22.3	14.8
2000	564	24.5	23.0	19.7
2001	545	25.5	21.4	14.1
2002	558	26.5	21.1	11.5
2003	558	26.5	21.1	11.5
2004	575	28.0	20.5	13.6
2005	598	29.0	20.6	13.8
2006	525	26.0	20.2	16.8
2007	541	25.0	21.6	17.3
2008	567	26.2	21.6	n/a
2009	620	29.6	20.9	19.1
2010	569	32.0	17.7	23.4
2011	641	33.0	19.4	23.4
2012	662	33.0	20.0	24.2
2013	667	31.0	21.5	24.6
2014	679	31.4	21.5	23.3
2015	670	n/a	n/a	23.3
2016	645	34.0	18.9	24.7
2017	609	33.0	18.4	22.5
2018	621	31.0	20.0	18.2
2019	610	32.0	19.0	18.9
2020	642	32.0	20.0	15.9
2021	613	31.0	19.7	n/a
2022	649	33.0	19.6	n/a
2023	646	34.0	19.0	15.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Plain City Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	533	29.0	18.3	0
1989	535	31.0	17.2	n/a
1990	516	30.1	17.1	n/a
1991	500	27.1	18.4	n/a
1992	516	28.0	18.4	10.1
1993	572	24.1	23.7	11.7
1994	636	24.1	26.4	12.6
1995	526	21.1	24.9	10.3
1996	526	21.1	24.9	10.3
1997	549	21.5	25.5	9.7
1998	542	24.5	22.1	11.8
1999	568	25.5	22.3	14.8
2000	564	24.5	23.0	19.7
2001	545	25.5	21.4	14.1
2002	558	26.5	21.1	11.5
2003	558	26.5	21.1	11.5
2004	575	28.0	20.5	13.6
2005	598	29.0	20.6	13.8
2006	525	26.0	20.2	16.8
2007	541	25.0	21.6	17.3
2008	567	26.2	21.6	n/a
2009	620	29.6	20.9	19.1
2010	569	32.0	17.7	23.4
2011	641	33.0	19.4	23.4
2012	662	33.0	20.0	24.2
2013	667	31.0	21.5	24.6
2014	679	31.4	21.5	23.3
2015	670	n/a	n/a	23.3
2016	645	34.0	18.9	24.7
2017	609	33.0	18.4	22.5
2018	621	31.0	20.0	18.2
2019	610	32.0	19.0	18.9
2020	642	32.0	20.0	15.9
2021	613	31.0	19.7	n/a
2022	649	33.0	19.6	n/a
2023	646	34.0	19.0	15.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Plain City Elementary School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$9,796
2022	$10,290
2023	$10,584

Data source: Ohio Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Plain City Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 240^th of 1676 Elementary schools	Ranks 339^th of 1596 Elementary schools	6.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plain City Elementary School)	88.1	79.4	8.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jonathan Alder Local)	82.8	69.2	13.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)	67.1	62.2	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plain City Elementary School)	89.1	81.7	7.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jonathan Alder Local)	82.8	70.9	11.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)	66.7	62.3	4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Plain City Elementary School)	86.5	81.4	5.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jonathan Alder Local)	86.8	78.9	7.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)	74.3	66.8	7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plain City Elementary School)	80.4	73	7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jonathan Alder Local)	76.6	65.1	11.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)	63.3	58.9	4.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	610	646	5.9%
African American	3	5	66.7%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	2	11	450%
Hispanic	16	14	12.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	567	592	4.4%
Two or More Races	22	24	9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	18.9%	15.5%	3.4%

Schools Near Plain City Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Ohio State Tests Science (2023)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2023)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Plain City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	580 S Chillicothe St	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 873-4608	646	34	19.0	15.5%	592 (91.6%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.2%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	79.6	339^th of 1596 public elementary schools	78.8%		81.6	290^th of 1588 public elementary schools	81.7%	49		79.4	81.4			81.7	73.0		$10,584
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	5675 Eiterman Rd	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 921-6200	455	26	17.8	10.8%	285 (62.6%)	7 (1.5%)	62 (13.6%)	78 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	81.1	301^st of 1596 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.2	272^nd of 1588 public elementary schools	82.9%	29	84.5	81.2	84.8	80.3		81.2	72.2	78.9	$11,727
Glacier Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7175 Glacier Ridge Blvd	Dublin	43017	Union County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 733-0012	576	30	19.2	2.1%	290 (50.3%)	15 (2.6%)	18 (3.1%)	219 (38.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	88.4	89^th of 1596 public elementary schools	94.4%		91	51^st of 1588 public elementary schools	96.8%	38	87.9	77.9	88.6	89.7	100.0	87.2	82.0	94.0	$12,009
Scottish Corners Elementary School	Public	K-5	5950 Sells Mill Dr	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 764-5963	521	26	20.0	5.6%	351 (67.4%)	12 (2.3%)	21 (4.0%)	98 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	87	142^nd of 1596 public elementary schools	91.1%		90.1	65^th of 1588 public elementary schools	95.9%	77	79.8	88.0	91.7	69.4	100.0	90.7	83.3	89.9	$12,873
Deer Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	8815 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Delaware County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 764-5932	375	21	18.2	1.6%	225 (60.0%)	10 (2.7%)	14 (3.7%)	87 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	93.1	15^th of 1596 public elementary schools	99.1%		91.1	47^th of 1588 public elementary schools	97.0%	32	91.8	96.1	98.3	87.8	100.0	93.5	94.9	95.9	$14,238
Hoffman Trails Elementary School	Public	K-5	4301 Hoffman Farms Dr	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 921-5700	459	31	14.8	15.9%	329 (71.7%)	41 (8.9%)	27 (5.9%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.6%)	82.3	273^rd of 1596 public elementary schools	82.9%		83	253^rd of 1588 public elementary schools	84.1%	20	81.9	82.1	85.9	75.3		78.9	83.1	81.9	$13,232
Wyandot Elementary School	Public	K-5	5620 Dublinshire Dr	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 761-5840	503	30	16.7	1.8%	281 (55.9%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.4%)	156 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	89	78^th of 1596 public elementary schools	95.1%		92.9	18^th of 1588 public elementary schools	98.9%	60	82.1	83.5	95.5	82.0	100.0	87.2	86.7	94.1	$14,654
Avery Elementary School	Public	K-5	4388 Avery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 921-5100	424	28	15.1	19.3%	328 (77.4%)	23 (5.4%)	34 (8.0%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	63	706^th of 1596 public elementary schools	55.8%		69.7	572^nd of 1588 public elementary schools	64.0%	134	62.3	52.9	63.2	72.5		71.4	65.7	78.3	$10,646
Dublin Preschool	Public	PK	7030 Coffman Rd	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 764-5913	298	14	21.2		184 (61.7%)	15 (5.0%)	17 (5.7%)	49 (16.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.4%)								(n/a)
Abraham Depp Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Gardenia Drive	Plain City	43064	Union County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 718-8642	738	34	22.0	2.6%	442 (59.9%)	23 (3.1%)	20 (2.7%)	213 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	86.8	148^th of 1596 public elementary schools	90.7%		86.9	148^th of 1588 public elementary schools	90.7%		81.4	86.6	90.0	77.7	100.0	87.6	75.5	91.5	$10,309

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