Across 8 schools in Plainfield Public School District, 19.3% of Black students meet proficient. That is 5.6 points below the New Jersey average for Black students.
Search New Jersey schools ›Average across the 8 schools in Plainfield Public School District with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 6 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Frederic W. Cook Elementary School reports 54.3% of Black students meeting the standard. Emerson Community School, in the same district, reports 6.6%. That is a 47.7-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic W. Cook Elementary School | 55.7% | 54.3% | 57.7% | — | — |
| Cedarbrook Elementary School | 25% | 34.3% | 24.3% | — | — |
| Clinton Elementary School | 22.6% | 30% | 22.6% | — | — |
| Maxson Middle School | 16.9% | 20.5% | 16.6% | — | — |
| Hubbard Middle School | 17.7% | 7.8% | 17% | — | — |
| Emerson Community School | 39.7% | 6.6% | 39.5% | — | — |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies | 36.8% | 0.5% | 41.4% | — | — |
| Charles And Anna Booker Elementary School | 15% | 0.1% | 14.9% | — | — |
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