📍 920 e Seventh St, Plainfield, Union County, 07062
Maxson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plainfield, Union County. The school has 818 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maxson Middle School enrolls 818 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 659 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 138 | 17% |
| White | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
689 of the school's 818 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 617 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
Maxson 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.
Maxson Middle School 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 818 students, Maxson Middle School is close to 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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