📍 34 Wilson Avenue, North Plainfield, Somerset County, 07060
North Plainfield Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Plainfield, Somerset County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Plainfield School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Plainfield Middle School enrolls 489 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 342 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 17% |
| White | 51 | 10% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 489 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 261 qualify for free lunch and 62 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Plainfield Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 22.
North Plainfield Middle School is one of 6 schools in North Plainfield School District, based in North Plainfield, New Jersey. The district serves 3,704 students district-wide and employs 325 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, North Plainfield Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 617 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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