North Plainfield High School
34 Wilson Ave
Plainfield NJ, 07060, Union County
Phone: 908-769-6000
Ranking: | High School: (287 out of 346, bottom 17%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,573 out of 1,847, bottom 15%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: North Plainfield Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 139 | 132 | 137 | 114 | 116 | 129 | 116 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,489 | 1,476 | 1,503 | 1,501 | 1,450 | 1,394 | 1,404 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 248 | 16.7% | 238 | 16.1% | 247 | 16.4% | 264 | 17.6% | 253 | 17.4% | 243 | 17.4% | 251 | 17.9% |
Grade 8: | 236 | 15.8% | 243 | 16.5% | 258 | 17.2% | 248 | 16.5% | 243 | 16.8% | 253 | 18.1% | 237 | 16.9% |
Grade 9: | 228 | 15.3% | 257 | 17.4% | 247 | 16.4% | 245 | 16.3% | 286 | 19.7% | 255 | 18.3% | 269 | 19.2% |
Grade 10: | 262 | 17.6% | 240 | 16.3% | 236 | 15.7% | 264 | 17.6% | 240 | 16.6% | 244 | 17.5% | 198 | 14.1% |
Grade 11: | 257 | 17.3% | 233 | 15.8% | 253 | 16.8% | 245 | 16.3% | 222 | 15.3% | 195 | 14.0% | 209 | 14.9% |
Grade 12: | 238 | 16.0% | 249 | 16.9% | 245 | 16.3% | 224 | 14.9% | 196 | 13.5% | 193 | 13.8% | 223 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | 20 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.1% | 11 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 759 | 51.0% | 769 | 52.1% | 789 | 52.5% | 758 | 50.5% | 733 | 50.6% | 714 | 51.2% | 711 | 50.6% |
Female: | 730 | 49.0% | 707 | 47.9% | 714 | 47.5% | 743 | 49.5% | 717 | 49.4% | 680 | 48.8% | 689 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 92 | 6.2% | 88 | 6.0% | 89 | 5.9% | 91 | 6.1% | 81 | 5.6% | 82 | 5.9% | 82 | 5.8% |
Hispanic: | 876 | 58.8% | 856 | 58.0% | 857 | 57.0% | 838 | 55.8% | 807 | 55.7% | 751 | 53.9% | 741 | 52.8% |
Black: | 330 | 22.2% | 335 | 22.7% | 339 | 22.6% | 365 | 24.3% | 357 | 24.6% | 370 | 26.5% | 353 | 25.1% |
White: | 179 | 12.0% | 187 | 12.7% | 207 | 13.8% | 199 | 13.3% | 201 | 13.9% | 189 | 13.6% | 228 | 16.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 787 | 52.9% | 724 | 49.1% | 681 | 45.3% | 618 | 41.2% | 519 | 35.8% | 452 | 32.4% | 381 | 27.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 196 | 13.2% | 237 | 16.1% | 164 | 10.9% | 161 | 10.7% | 189 | 13.0% | 173 | 12.4% | 210 | 15.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.71 | 11.18 | 10.97 | 13.16 | 12.50 | 9.40 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 66.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 57.7% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 48.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 48.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 46.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 46.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 40.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 43.2% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 42.3% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.9% | 31.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 40.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.4% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.6% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 69.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 72.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 49.0% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 61.3% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 51.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 55.3% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 37.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 52.9% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 72.9% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 75.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 65.1% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 63.3% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 56.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 52.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 43.9% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 62.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 39.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 45.3% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 35.1% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 35.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 48.4% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 60.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 54.9% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 57.8% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 78.9% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 69.9% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 72.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 85.3% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.7% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 50.5% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 62.6% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 52.5% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 59.4% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 52.5% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 42.2% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 67.0% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 59.8% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 62.2% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 67.4% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 57.4% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* North Plainfield High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.