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Plainfield Memorial School

Serves grades 4 - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
95 Canterbury Rd.
Plainfield, CT 06374
Phone
(860) 564-6440
District
Plainfield School District
County
NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
286
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.2% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.3% of all U.S. schools.


Plainfield Memorial School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
49%
46%
49%
50%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
47%
57%
51%
29%
42%
43%
47%
57%
51%
29%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 129 45.1%
Grade 5 157 54.9%
Total 286 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.3% 83.3% 49.8%
Black 1.4% 3.3% 13.1%
Hispanic 11.7% 10.5% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 1.5% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 1.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.0% 56.0% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 48.3% 47.5% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.7% 8.5% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,065 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 355.2 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,009 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 12.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.0% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.5% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.6% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.4% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,462 $22,283,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,798 $3,495,000 7.8%
Staff $1,032 $2,007,000 4.5%
General Administration $296 $576,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,407 $2,736,000 6.1%
Operation $1,858 $3,612,000 8.1%
Transportation $1,295 $2,518,000 5.6%
Other $1,010 $1,963,000 4.4%
Total Support $8,697 $16,907,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,840 $5,520,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $22,999 $44,710,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%