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Plainfield, NJ
Public School Ratings




Plainfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Plainfield Public School District details

Plainfield Public School District
1200 Myrtle Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07063

10,436 Students enrolled in District

15 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Plainfield Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.2% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
44%
22%
50%
14%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cedarbrook Elementary School
1049 Central Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
KG-08
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School
201 W Fourth St
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
KG-05
Charles And Anna Booker Elementary School
730 Central Street
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
PK-05
Clinton Elementary School
West 4 Th St And Clinton Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07063
PK-05
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
E Front St & Farragut Rd
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
KG-05
Emerson Community School
305 Emerson Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
KG-05
Evergreen Elementary School
1033 Evergreen Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
KG-05
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
739 Leland Ave
Plainfield, NJ, 07062
KG-05
Hubbard Middle School
661 W Eighth St
Plainfield, NJ, 07060
06-08
Jefferson Elementary School
1700 W. Front St
Plainfield, NJ, 07063
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.0% 40.1%
Black 16.4% 15.1%
Hispanic 81.9% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 69.4% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.8% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,930 $114,065,000 38.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,400 $25,046,000 8.4%
Staff $929 $9,697,000 3.3%
General Administration $212 $2,217,000 0.7%
School Administration $810 $8,448,000 2.8%
Operation $2,317 $24,176,000 8.1%
Transportation $415 $4,336,000 1.5%
Other $639 $6,666,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,722 $80,586,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,844 $102,731,000 34.5%
Total Expenditures $28,496 $297,382,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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