📍 305 Emerson Ave, Plainfield, Union County, 07062
Emerson Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainfield, Union County. The school has 509 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainfield Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson Community School enrolls 509 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 360 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 138 | 27% |
| White | 6 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 509 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 340 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.
Emerson Community 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.
Emerson Community 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 509 students, Emerson Community School 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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