Plainfield Elementary School
7 Springview Rd
Carlisle PA, 17013, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-243-5703
Ranking: 
(1,964 out of 2,495, bottom 21%)*
(1,964 out of 2,495, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Big Spring School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 19 | 20 | |||
| Total Students: | 202 | 217 | 219 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 16.3% | 30 | 13.8% | 32 | 14.6% |
| Grade 1: | 28 | 13.9% | 40 | 18.4% | 32 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 18.8% | 34 | 15.7% | 35 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 33 | 16.3% | 35 | 16.1% | 39 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 16.8% | 39 | 18.0% | 40 | 18.3% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 17.8% | 39 | 18.0% | 41 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 104 | 51.5% | 104 | 47.9% | 115 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 81 | 40.1% | 97 | 44.7% | 100 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Black | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.8% | 12 | 5.5% |
| White: | 181 | 89.6% | 196 | 90.3% | 202 | 92.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 19.8% | 46 | 21.2% | 52 | 23.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 7.4% | 19 | 8.8% | 10 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.59 | 11.40 | 11.10 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 80.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 83.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 66.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 72.2% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.4% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 84.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 79% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 82.1% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 79.5% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 73.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 71.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 69.6% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 72.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 73.6% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 85% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 65.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 70.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 63.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 68.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 73.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 69% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 55.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 63.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 57.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 54.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 54% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 54.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 59.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 56.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 63% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 56% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 47% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 53.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 58.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 71.5% | 67.1% |
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* Plainfield Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.