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Plainfield Public School District Schools
Plainfield Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Union County (Plainfield). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Plainfield Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Plainfield Public School District
13 of 13 schools in Plainfield Public School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 6F: 6
Best schools in Plainfield Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Frederic W Cook Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Emerson Community School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Plainfield Academy For The Arts And Advanced Studies (High school, meets expectations)
- D- Jefferson Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Cedarbrook Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Dewitt D Barlow Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Clinton Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Charles H Stillman Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Evergreen Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Hubbard Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Plainfield Public School District
High schools (1)
- F Plainfield High School, Plainfield
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Hubbard Middle School, Plainfield
- F Maxson Middle School, Plainfield
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- D- Cedarbrook Elementary School, Plainfield
- F Charles H Stillman Elementary School, Plainfield
- D- Clinton Elementary School, Plainfield
- D- Dewitt D Barlow Elementary School, Plainfield
- F Evergreen Elementary School, Plainfield
- C+ Frederic W Cook Elementary School, Plainfield
- D- Jefferson Elementary School, Plainfield
Other schools and academies (3)
- D+ Emerson Community School, Plainfield
- D+ Plainfield Academy For The Arts And Advanced Studies, Plainfield
- F Washington Community School, Plainfield
Where Plainfield Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Plainfield (13)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Union County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,436 students with 620 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,318 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3413140
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- North Plainfield School District (6 schools, 1 mi)
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District (8 schools, 2 mi)
- South Plainfield School District (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Dunellen Public School District (3 schools, 3 mi)
- Berkeley Heights School District (6 schools, 4 mi)
- Westfield Public School District (10 schools, 5 mi)
- Middlesex Borough School District (6 schools, 5 mi)
- Clark Township Public School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Plainfield Public School District
How many schools are in Plainfield Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Plainfield Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Plainfield Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Plainfield.
How good are the schools in Plainfield Public School District?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 19.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 13.8%. 23% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Plainfield Public School District?
10,436 students were enrolled in Plainfield Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Plainfield Public School District?
Plainfield Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Union County, with its district office in Plainfield. Its boundary covers about 5.9 sq mi.