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Schools in Pleasant Plain

Pleasant Plain’s public schools

Fairfield Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Plain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,408 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Plain’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pleasant Plain’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Fairfield Middle School places highest (better than 45%); Pence Elementary lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pleasant Plain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Washington Elementaryin FairfieldNo scores
2–4Pence Elementaryin FairfieldC−
5–8Fairfield Middle Schoolin FairfieldB−
9–12Fairfield High Schoolin FairfieldC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfield Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fairfield Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,408 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,585IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 1001 students tested
Math58%
State average 63.8% · 998 students tested

Pleasant Plain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Pleasant Plain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant Plain—Fairfield

Every school in Pleasant Plain

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pleasant Plainin other towns
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Fairfield
239 students12:1Rate it →
Pence Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Fairfield
C−
317 students12:1Rate it →
Fairfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fairfield
B−
410 students14:1Rate it →
Fairfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfield
C
442 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Plain’s schools

Are Pleasant Plain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Plain. Fairfield Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Plain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pleasant Plain in?

Fairfield Community School District.

Where do Pleasant Plain kids go to high school?

Fairfield High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.