Plainwell High School
684 Starr Rd
Plainwell MI, 49080, Allegan County
Phone: 269-685-9554
Ranking:
(142 out of 665, top 21%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Plainwell Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 823 | 859 | 844 | 851 | 876 | 898 | 943 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 194 | 23.6% | 236 | 27.5% | 231 | 27.4% | 225 | 26.4% | 245 | 28.0% | 246 | 27.4% | 239 | 25.3% |
Grade 10: | 219 | 26.6% | 212 | 24.7% | 215 | 25.5% | 224 | 26.3% | 227 | 25.9% | 221 | 24.6% | 238 | 25.2% |
Grade 11: | 204 | 24.8% | 203 | 23.6% | 195 | 23.1% | 211 | 24.8% | 199 | 22.7% | 216 | 24.1% | 216 | 22.9% |
Grade 12: | 203 | 24.7% | 206 | 24.0% | 203 | 24.1% | 191 | 22.4% | 205 | 23.4% | 215 | 23.9% | 250 | 26.5% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 419 | 50.9% | 442 | 51.5% | 409 | 48.5% | 426 | 50.1% | 426 | 48.6% | 455 | 50.7% | 488 | 51.7% |
Female: | 404 | 49.1% | 417 | 48.5% | 435 | 51.5% | 425 | 49.9% | 440 | 50.2% | 433 | 48.2% | 448 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.6% |
Black: | 13 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.4% |
White: | 758 | 92.1% | 806 | 93.8% | 792 | 93.8% | 810 | 95.2% | 835 | 95.3% | 863 | 96.1% | 899 | 95.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 23.1% | 228 | 26.5% | 197 | 23.3% | 146 | 17.2% | 149 | 17.0% | 150 | 16.7% | 151 | 16.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 5.8% | 49 | 5.7% | 43 | 5.1% | 55 | 6.5% | 42 | 4.8% | 59 | 6.6% | 57 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.57 | 21.21 | 20.39 | 20.46 | 20.91 | 22.40 | 22.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.8% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.2% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.1% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.7% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73.2% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.7% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.7% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.3% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 41.1% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 46.4% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 63.5% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 50.9% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 58.8% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 54.9% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 45.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 52.7% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 53.3% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 32.8% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.4% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 63.3% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.8% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 64.7% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 67.3% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61.8% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 67% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.9% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 36% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 33% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93.4% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.1% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.6% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.8% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.9% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 44% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 38.2% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 47.8% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 47.2% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 55.1% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 49% |
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* Plainwell High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.