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South Plainfield, NJ
Public School Ratings




South 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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


South Plainfield School District details

South Plainfield School District
125 Jackson Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080

3,551 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

South Plainfield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.2% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
44%
51%
50%
42%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Franklin Elementary School
1000 Franklin Ave
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
PK-04
Grant Elementary School
305 Cromwell Place
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
05-06
John E Riley Elementary School
100 Morris Ave
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
PK-04
John F Kennedy Elementary School
2900 Norwood Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
PK-04
Roosevelt Elementary School
135 Jackson Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
PK-04
South Plainfield High School
200 Lake Street
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
09-12
South Plainfield Middle School
2201 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ, 07080
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.1% 40.1%
Black 11.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 33.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.3% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 19.3% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,005 $42,628,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,987 $7,056,000 9.2%
Staff $554 $1,966,000 2.6%
General Administration $358 $1,273,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,146 $4,068,000 5.3%
Operation $1,519 $5,395,000 7.1%
Transportation $666 $2,365,000 3.1%
Other $676 $2,402,000 3.1%
Total Support $6,907 $24,525,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,608 $9,260,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $21,519 $76,413,000 100.0%
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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