Plainfield High School
Plainfield, CT 06332
Phone: (860) 564-6417
District: Plainfield School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 515 students
Plainfield High School, a public school located in Plainfield, CT, serves grades 9-12 in the Plainfield School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Plainfield High School is a public school located in Plainfield, CT. 515 students attend Plainfield High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| College Readiness | 2/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2024 4-year high school graduation rate data from Connecticut Department of Education, using 2024 Average SAT score data from Connecticut Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
Posted: October 30, 2024
it was a great loving and kind
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Posted: September 18, 2022
The best thing about this school is how kind and knowledgeable the teachers are. They go above and beyond to help the kids no matter there skill set . Some teachers offer after school assistance to ones who need it.
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Posted: April 11, 2022
My oldest goes to this school and has been thriving. The support he has received has been excellent. Wonderful teachers counselors and staff. They have gone above and beyond to help his needs. Highly recommend PHS.
My only complaint is the lack of foreign language options.
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Posted: January 11, 2022
Do not send your children to this school!!!! I spent 3 of my four years in high school here and it was a truly awful experience. The School puts little emphasis on true learning, their main focus is the sports teams (mostly the male teams at that). The administration does not believe in bullying, they have a habit of sweeping it under the rug for their own sake. There are multiple teachers and sports coaches who act extremely unprofessional in the building as if it were their own home, this includes swearing, threats made against students, and even pushing their own political opinions at times. The school has very limited funding, they did not have any pencils or paper to give the students when they needed it for two whole years that I went there, and the roof leaked all over the building every time it rained or snowed. The test scores for the school are tragic, so little emphasis is put on academics here that honestly most of the students don't deserve the diplomas that are given out here, and most of them never even get a diploma anyways. Just take a look at what USNEWS has to say about the school. If your child is going here, good luck you will need it.
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Posted: May 9, 2020
PHS has many programs for people with learning differences and actually takes students in from other towns. I cannot speak to the quality of these programs.
Posted: May 9, 2020
Posted: May 9, 2020
I would overall rate my experience at this school as a positive one. My time at PHS prepared me well for the rigorous engineering course load that I have experienced thus far at my University. You get what you put into your time at PHS, and if you challenge yourself, take difficult classes, and join extracurriculars you will find success.
Posted: May 9, 2020
Homework policy is not overwhelming for motivated students. The only homework heavy courses are AP, and STEM courses, which require additional practice outside of 50 minute classes. The homework load pales in comparison to that of a college student.
Posted: May 9, 2020
Students who are motivated and take more challenging courses (Honors, AP) tend to have better experiences with faculty. Over the course of the past 10 years many of the ineffective older staff members have retired and been replaced by well-meaning younger instructors.
Posted: May 9, 2020
I personally feel that the foundation for character is established prior to High School and is mostly influenced by your parents. The school doesnt necessarily teach these values, but they certainly support them.
Posted: May 9, 2020
The old principle, Worth, like to keep the status quo. The new principle, Bitgood, is far more motivated to see positive change and lead this school in to the future.
Posted: February 10, 2014
I graduated from PHS in 2012 and the primary reason I'm posting this is to provide a more recent review. Some of the staffing has chanced since my attendance but not by much. While I was there I took honors where available and AP history. Along with those classes I took a good deal of technical classes there including CAD and 3D animation. These areas are where PHS shines, they had, and I maintain that they still do, an EXCELLENT technical education department. By the time I graduated I learned a large amount about Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3DS Max, AUTO CAD, as well as various video editors. Some areas where I found the teaching to be subpar would be in a few of the sciences, mainly the lower, introductory sciences you'd take as a freshmen. Above that we had some great teachers, my chemistry teacher held a doctorate in pharmaceuticals and my Physics teacher was a submarine veteran. One other area where quality was varied was the English department. My math teachers were excellent as well as history teachers. The biggest problem that I had there really was the students. Some are VERY disrespectful with no idea how important an education is and the few ruin it for the many,
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