📍 447 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, Somerset County, 07060
West End School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Plainfield, Somerset County. The school has 542 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Plainfield School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West End School enrolls 542 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 9.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 358 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 20% |
| White | 53 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 542 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 84 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.
West End 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.
West End 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 542 students, West End 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