Enrollment
183
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330576000368
Plainfield Elementary School
92 Bonner Rd., Meriden, NH 03770 · (603) 469-3250 · Sullivan County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
12 students
STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 14% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 33% · 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
53.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 →
Where Plainfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #58 of 209 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #83 of 209 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #36 of 210 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #192 of 300 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #216 of 240 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #89 of 139 | #5 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
-37 (-17%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 183 | 21.6 | 8.5:1 | 7% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 20.6 | 9.5:1 | 6% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 20.6 | 10.0:1 | 4% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 5% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 20.6 | 9.9:1 | 7% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 26 | 8.2:1 | 8% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 24 | 10.4:1 | 9% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 6% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 16 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plainfield Elementary School.
About Plainfield Elementary School
Plainfield Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Meriden, New Hampshire. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 183 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New Hampshire enroll about 249 students on average.
Plainfield Elementary School is a school in Plainfield School District.
Plainfield Elementary School is 90% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Sullivan County, where about 92% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Plainfield Elementary School scores 19%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.5:1. The school has 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1. In all, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Sullivan County is 30 points.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Plainfield Elementary School is 59.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.8%.
Sullivan County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,858, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,498, Plainfield Elementary School among them.
Cornish Elementary School, about 6.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Plainfield Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment fell 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.5:1) than in 2020-21 (11.6:1).
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Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Cornish Elementary School6.3 mi · 137
- Hartland Elementary School6.3 mi · 272
- Lebanon Middle School6.8 mi · 464
- Ledyard Charter School7.0 mi · 49
- Grantham Village School7.5 mi · 258
- Mt. Lebanon School7.6 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Plainfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Plainfield Elementary School?
Plainfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades KG-08.
Is Plainfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plainfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Plainfield Elementary School have?
Plainfield Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Plainfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Plainfield Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Plainfield Elementary School public or private?
Plainfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plainfield School District.
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