📍 1700 West Front St, Plainfield, Union County, 07063
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plainfield, Union County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies enrolls 356 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 29% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 356 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies 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.
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies is one of 14 schools in Plainfield Public School District, based in Plainfield, New Jersey. The district serves 10,195 students district-wide and employs 628 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies is smaller than the district average of about 728 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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