📍 303 Somerset Street, North Plainfield, Somerset County, 07060
Somerset School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Plainfield, Somerset County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Plainfield School District school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Somerset School enrolls 530 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 8.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 386 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 15% |
| White | 43 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 530 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 99 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.
Somerset 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.
Somerset 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 530 students, Somerset School is close to the district average of about 617 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large