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Scotch Plains, NJ
Public School Ratings




Scotch Plains 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


Scotch Plains Fanwood School District details

Scotch Plains Fanwood School District
512 Cedar Street
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

5,758 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Scotch Plains Fanwood School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
61%
45%
71%
52%
51%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Evergreen Elementary School
2280 Evergreen Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
PK-04
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
721 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
PK-04
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
16 Kevin Road
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
PK-04
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
580 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
05-08
School One Elementary
563 Willow Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
PK-04
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
667 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
09-12
Terrill Middle School
1301 Terrill Road
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
05-08
William J. Mcginn Elementary School
1100 Roosevelt Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.7% 39.1%
Black 7.6% 14.9%
Hispanic 16.1% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.2% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 4.0% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 3.2% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,426 $71,551,000 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,364 $13,610,000 10.7%
Staff $869 $5,004,000 3.9%
General Administration $195 $1,121,000 0.9%
School Administration $897 $5,167,000 4.1%
Operation $1,779 $10,245,000 8.1%
Transportation $349 $2,011,000 1.6%
Other $467 $2,691,000 2.1%
Total Support $6,921 $39,849,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,656 $15,293,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $22,003 $126,693,000 100.0%
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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