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North Plainfield, NJ
Public School Ratings




North 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


North Plainfield School District details

North Plainfield School District
33 Mountain Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ 07060

3,701 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

North Plainfield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.3% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
30%
52%
18%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East End School
170 Oneida Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ, 07060
PK-04
North Plainfield High School
34 Wilson Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ, 07060
09-12
North Plainfield Middle School
34 Wilson Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ, 07060
07-08
Somerset School
303 Somerset Street
North Plainfield, NJ, 07060
05-06
Stony Brook School
269 Grove Street
North Plainfield, NJ, 07060
PK-04
West End School
447 Greenbrook Road
North Plainfield, NJ, 07060
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.4% 39.1%
Black 16.4% 14.9%
Hispanic 73.5% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.4% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 59.4% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.9% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,259 $49,070,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,616 $9,682,000 10.7%
Staff $959 $3,548,000 3.9%
General Administration $417 $1,543,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,127 $4,170,000 4.6%
Operation $1,908 $7,061,000 7.8%
Transportation $216 $799,000 0.9%
Other $225 $833,000 0.9%
Total Support $7,467 $27,636,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,676 $13,605,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $24,402 $90,311,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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