Beatrice H Wood Elementary

Located at 72 Messenger Street, in Plainville, Massachusetts, Beatrice H Wood Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus that hosts 331 students (grades 3 through 6), run under Plainville.

Plainville runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 655 students. Beatrice H Wood Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Beatrice H Wood Elementary lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Norfolk County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Beatrice H Wood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Norfolk County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Beatrice H Wood Elementary is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

Nearest neighbor: Anna Ware Jackson, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Beatrice H Wood Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beatrice H Wood Elementary has rose 9%, going from 303 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 83% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.