Plainfield Community Middle School

Plainfield Community Middle School is one of the heavily attended junior highs in Plainfield, Indiana, run under Plainfield Community School Corp, with 1,378 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 132% larger than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Plainfield Community Middle School logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Plainfield Community Middle School has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Plainfield Community Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Plainfield Community Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hendricks County indicate median household earnings sit near $101,144, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Hendricks County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,487 students), Plainfield Community Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pride Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Plainfield Community Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Plainfield Community Middle School has grew 7%, going from 1,282 students in 2018 to 1,378 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 73% across the same window.

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