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B+

Plainville School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Plainville.

Plainville’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
655
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,935
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Plainville School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Plainville 10,175

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plainville. Grade by grade →

PK–2Anna Ware JacksonThis district
3–6Beatrice H Wood ElementaryThis district
7–8King Philip Middle SchoolKing Philip School District
9–12King Philip Regional HighKing Philip School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency52%
State average 40.7% · 354 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 43.7% · 357 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at King Philip, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,935 per student · 17% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 5%State 77%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
623’20
656’21
648’22
635’23
655’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 11%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Anna Ware Jackson
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Plainville
A−
324 students12:1
Beatrice H Wood Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Plainville
B
331 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cumberland School DistrictCumberland
$16,007per student
King Philip School DistrictWrentham
$23,068per student
North Attleborough School DistrictNorth Attleborough Town
$17,876per student
Wrentham School DistrictWrentham
$20,020per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.