Plainfield City School District
Serves Plainfield.
Plainfield’s School Grade D− better than 1% of New Jersey school districts
What stands out about Plainfield City School District
- Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 24 pts below the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the NJ average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $6.1M, about $720 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D−: better than 1% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Plainfield. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NJ
2021–22 · class of 202392% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.