📍 110 Wabash St, Plainfield, Hendricks County, 46168
Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainfield, Hendricks County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary School enrolls 582 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 6.9% Black or African American and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 449 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 582 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-40, state senate district 35, state house district 91.
Central Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Plainfield Community School Corp, based in Plainfield, Indiana. The district serves 5,917 students district-wide and employs 330 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Central Elementary School is close to the district average of about 657 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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