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North Plainfield School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 513 students in North Plainfield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in North Plainfield School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
3,333 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
318 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
North Plainfield School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#591 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
47%
Graduation Rate
87%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.72
# American Indian Students
6 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
86 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,350 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
70%
36%
# Black Students
535 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
16%
19%
# White Students
328 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
10%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
70
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
199
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
225
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
216
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
216
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
208
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
240
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
200
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
247
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
249
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
272
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
272
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
309
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
299
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
111
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,739 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,735 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$83 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$79 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,739
$27,348
Spending / Student
$23,735
$26,228
Best North Plainfield School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North Plainfield Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
34 Wilson Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 769-6040
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 769-6040
Grades: 7-8
| 513 students
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