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Cedarbrook Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1049 Central Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07060 · (908) 731-4280 · Part of Plainfield City School District

Plainfield’s School Grade D− better than 1% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
671
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Cedarbrook Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Plainfield kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Plainfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Cedarbrook Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1049 Central Ave, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 177
Grade 291
Grade 374
Grade 488
Grade 581
Grade 689
Grade 748
Grade 839
Enrollment over time
665’20
667’21
623’22
663’23
671’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%Black 28%Two or more races <1%White <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cedarbrook Elementary School from Plainfield families.

Other schools in Plainfield City School District

The district →
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plainfield
816 students24:1
Washington Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plainfield
557 students12:1
Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plainfield
386 students11:1
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plainfield
383 students10:1
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
423 students13:1
Emerson Community School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C
414 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Plainfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.