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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180897001493
Central Elementary School
110 Wabash St, Plainfield, IN 46168 · (317) 839-7707 · Hendricks County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
177 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Plainfield Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
67.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 549 | 32.2% | 63.9% |
| Newburgh Elementary School Newburgh | 583 | 32.4% | 72.4% |
| Silver Creek Primary School Sellersburg | 510 | 33.1% | N/A |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Noblesville | 563 | 29.0% | 55.9% |
| Bittersweet Elementary School Mishawaka | 494 | 34.0% | 65.7% |
| Eagle Elementary School Brownsburg | 539 | 31.2% | 69.1% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #116 of 983 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #146 of 986 | #13 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #84 of 986 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #267 of 1,079 | #10 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #743 of 991 | #23 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #494 of 996 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #889 of 1,058 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #344 of 353 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
549
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 549 | 32.9 | 16.7:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 33.2 | 17.5:1 | 33% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 31.4 | 18.6:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 27% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 32% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 12% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Plainfield, Indiana. Enrollment is 549 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 26% above average.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Plainfield Community School Corp totals 5,917 students.
At Central Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Central Elementary School employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.7:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 32% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Central Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Central Elementary School, the prediction is 52.7% and the result is 63.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hendricks County show that the median household income is $101,144, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Elementary School is one of 47 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Van Buren Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Central Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Central Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Central Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (545) to 2024-25 (549). The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Central Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hendricks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,344
Census ACS
Median income
$101,144
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
33,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield Community School Corp
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Plainfield Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,378 students
- Clarks Creek ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Guilford ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Brentwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Plainfield Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,378 students
- Clarks Creek ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Guilford ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Brentwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 634 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg, IN · 438 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPortage, IN · 409 students
- Central Elementary SchoolBeech Grove, IN · 389 students
- Central Elementary SchoolClinton, IN · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Van Buren Elementary School0.2 mi · 514
- Pride Academy0.6 mi · 12
- Plainfield Community Middle School0.6 mi · 1,378
- Brentwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 420
- Clarks Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 544
- Little Quakers Academy1.2 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-05.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School is overseen by Plainfield Community School Corp in Hendricks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.