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Plainwell Community Schools Schools
Plainwell Community Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Allegan County (Plainwell). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Plainwell Community Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Plainwell Community Schools
6 of 6 schools in Plainwell Community Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Plainwell Community Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Gilkey Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Plainwell High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C Cooper Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Plainwell Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Renaissance High School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D Starr Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Plainwell Community Schools
High schools (2)
- C+ Plainwell High School, Plainwell
- C- Renaissance High School, Plainwell
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C Plainwell Middle School, Plainwell
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C Cooper Elementary School, Kalamazoo
- B Gilkey Elementary School, Plainwell
- D Starr Elementary School, Plainwell
Where Plainwell Community Schools schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Allegan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,647 students with 150 full-time-equivalent teachers and 336 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2628530
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Otsego Public Schools (6 schools, 6 mi)
- Parchment School District (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Delton Kellogg Schools (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Kalamazoo Public Schools (26 schools, 11 mi)
- Gull Lake Community Schools (7 schools, 11 mi)
- Comstock Public Schools (5 schools, 12 mi)
- Gobles Public School District (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools (4 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about Plainwell Community Schools
How many schools are in Plainwell Community Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Plainwell Community Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Plainwell Community Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Plainwell, Kalamazoo.
How good are the schools in Plainwell Community Schools?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 31.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.8%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Plainwell Community Schools?
2,647 students were enrolled in Plainwell Community Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Plainwell Community Schools?
Plainwell Community Schools is in Michigan, based in Allegan County, with its district office in Plainwell. Its boundary covers about 66.2 sq mi.