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Alumni: what's one memory from Plain City Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONATHAN ALDER LOCAL·NCES 390482603180
Plain City Elementary School
580 S Chillicothe St, Plain City, OH 43064 · (614) 873-4608 · Madison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
149 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (116).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · 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
Plain City Elementary School→Canaan Middle School→Jonathan Alder Junior High→Jonathan Alder High School
Based on grade levels within Jonathan Alder Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
86.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 81.9% |
| 2022-23 | 77.3% | 80.4% |
| 2021-22 | 79.3% | 79.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Plain City Elementary School
Plain City Elementary School's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain City Elementary School this school | 704 | 21.2% | 80.9% |
| Big Walnut Intermediate School Sunbury | 663 | 21.4% | 75.6% |
| Waynesville Elementary School Waynesville | 749 | 18.7% | 84.8% |
| Sauder Elementary School Massillon | 722 | 18.3% | 87.6% |
| Liberty-Benton Elementary School Findlay | 620 | 22.4% | 83.4% |
| Buckeye Woods Elementary School Grove City | 742 | 20.6% | 86.7% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Plain City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #227 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #193 of 1,569 ▲ 99 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #390 of 1,569 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #881 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #145 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,364 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #1,116 of 1,590 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #623 of 767 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #246 of 561 |
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
704
+91 (+15%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 704 | 34 | 20.7:1 | 21% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 33 | 20.1:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 34 | 19.0:1 | 15% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 31 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 18% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 34 | 19.0:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 23% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 14% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plain City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (621 to 704); teachers up 10% (31 to 34).
About Plain City Elementary School
Plain City Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in Plain City, Ohio. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 704 students in pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 74% bigger than average.
Jonathan Alder Local is the local district for Plain City Elementary School. It runs 5 schools with 2,412 students.
The large majority of students at Plain City Elementary School, 88%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 87% White share among all Madison County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Plain City Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Teacher staffing is 34 full-time equivalents, or about 20.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 21% of students, or 149, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
The model predicts 80.8% for a school in Ohio with Plain City Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Plain City Elementary School posts 80.9%.
Madison County census figures show that median household income is about $87,045, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 18 public schools operate in Madison County, serving about 7,189 students.
The next-closest public school is Jonathan Alder High School, about 1.9 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Plain City Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Plain City Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 704 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 613.
Community posts for Plain City Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,423
Census ACS
Median income
$87,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jonathan Alder Local
- Jonathan Alder High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Jonathan Alder Junior HighMiddle · 382 students
- Canaan Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
Other schools in Plain City
- Abraham Depp ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Eversole Run Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Jonathan Alder High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Jonathan Alder Junior HighMiddle · 382 students
- Tolles Career & Technical CenterHigh · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Jonathan Alder High School1.9 mi · 729
- Jonathan Alder Junior High2.6 mi · 382
- Tolles Career & Technical Center3.3 mi · 268
- Canaan Middle School4.0 mi · 354
- Washington Elementary School4.9 mi · 462
- Dublin Jerome High School5.2 mi · 2,075
Frequently asked questions
About Plain City Elementary SchoolHow large is Plain City Elementary School?
Plain City Elementary School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Plain City Elementary School serve?
Plain City Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plain City Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plain City Elementary School is approximately 20.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Plain City Elementary School?
Plain City Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Plain City Elementary School public or private?
Plain City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jonathan Alder Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.