Plainfield City School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Plainfield.

At a glance

8,522Students enrolled

15Schools

$24,099Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

79%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Plainfield

Grades PK–8

10 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

Plainfield High School or Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies or Pinnacle Academy High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NJ

Math proficiency27%

State average 25.4%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 47.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)69%

State average 91.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$24,099

per student each year · 15% below the NJ average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration43%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)10%

State84%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

8,469’20

8,252’21

8,331’22

8,619’23

8,522’24

Students

Hispanic · 82%6,987

Black · 16%1,346

White · 1%79

Two or more races · 1%48

Asian · 0%33

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%20

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools15 in district

Level

All 15 Elementary 10 Middle 2 High 3

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Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 816 students · Plainfield

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Cedarbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 671 students · Plainfield

A-Public 📚

Washington Community SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 557 students · Plainfield

D-Public 📚

Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 423 students · Plainfield

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Emerson Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 414 students · Plainfield

CPublic 📚

Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 398 students · Plainfield

D-Public 📚

Clinton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 386 students · Plainfield

D-Public 📚

Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 383 students · Plainfield

D-Public 📚

Charles H. Stillman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 317 students · Plainfield

D-Public 📚

Frederic W. Cook Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 198 students · Plainfield

CPublic 📚

Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 737 students · Plainfield

CPublic 📚

Maxson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 721 students · Plainfield

D-Public 🏫

Plainfield High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,077 students · Plainfield

D-Public 🏫

Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced StudiesHigh · Grades 7–12 · 357 students · Plainfield

Public 🏫

Pinnacle Academy High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 67 students · Plainfield

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Dunellen Borough School DistrictDunellen · $22,280 per student

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Green Brook Township School DistrictGreen Brook · $29,727 per student

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North Plainfield Borough School DistrictNorth Plainfield · $24,407 per student

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School DistrictScotch Plains · $22,005 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.