📍 00 Lyman Street, South Hadley, Hampshire County, 01075
Plains Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Hadley, Hampshire County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Hadley school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plains Elementary enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Plains Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 6, state house district 116.
Plains Elementary is one of 4 schools in South Hadley, based in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,620 students district-wide and employs 155 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Plains Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 405 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large