Guilford Elementary

As a mid-tier primary school in Plainfield, Indiana, Guilford Elementary enrolls 434 students from grades K through 5, run under Plainfield Community School Corp.

Across the 9 schools in Plainfield Community School Corp (5,917 students total), Guilford Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Guilford Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest breaks down as 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hendricks County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Guilford Elementary records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Guilford Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 60.5%, a residual of +8.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hendricks County) reports that median household earnings sit near $101,144, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Hendricks County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,487 students), Guilford Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Plainfield Community Middle School, roughly 2.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Guilford Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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