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Schools in Plainfield

Plainfield’s public schools

Mount Markham Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plainfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.2K
▼ 21% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,032 students on the public path
In brief

Plainfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Plainfield’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Mount Markham Senior High School places highest (better than 82%); Mount Markham Middle School lowest (18%). 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 Plainfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mount Markham Elementary Schoolin West WinfieldB−
5–8Mount Markham Middle Schoolin West WinfieldC−
9–12Mount Markham Senior High Schoolin West WinfieldA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Markham Central 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.

Mount Markham Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,032 students · 10.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,244NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 503 students tested
Math41%
State average 46.5% · 490 students tested

Plainfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Plainfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plainfield—Mount Markham Central
BrookfieldDBrookfield Central
BridgewaterB−Mount Markham Central
RichfieldB−Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
Exeter—Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
EdmestonB+Edmeston Central
BurlingtonB+Edmeston Central
WinfieldB−Mount Markham Central

4 of the 7 neighbors share Mount Markham Central with Plainfield, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Plainfield

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

Also serving Plainfieldin other towns
Mount Markham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Winfield
B−
465 students14:1Rate it →
Mount Markham Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Winfield
C−
284 students9:1Rate it →
Mount Markham Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Winfield
A−
283 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Plainfield’s schools

Are Plainfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Plainfield. Mount Markham Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plainfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Plainfield in?

Mount Markham Central School District.

Where do Plainfield kids go to high school?

Mount Markham Senior 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.