Van Buren Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 514 students
Central Elementary School
110 Wabash St, Plainfield, IN 46168
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
549
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Plainfield Community School Corp
Hendricks County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Indiana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a public elementary school in Plainfield, Indiana, serving grades K–5. It is part of Plainfield Community School Corp. The school is located in a large suburb in Hendricks County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 549 students were enrolled, with about 16.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Indiana elementary school (14.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 986 Indiana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 549 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Plainfield Community School Corp
- County
- Hendricks County
- NCES school ID
- 180897001493
Schools near Central Elementary School
All 11 schools in Plainfield →
St. Susanna School
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 71 students
Brentwood Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 420 students
Clarks Creek Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 544 students
Universal School of Plainfield
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 27 students
Guilford Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 434 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.