Maxson Middle School

Regular School · PLAINFIELD, NJ

Maxson Middle School is a regular school school in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 721 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

721

Teachers (FTE)

78.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	601	83%
Black or African American	106	15%
White	6	1%
Asian	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Two or more races	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	721	374M / 347F

English Language Learners: 330 (46% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	S	25.6%	2
Reading Proficiency	S	46.8%	2

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.59 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

11.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

211

29.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	721	100%

Contact & Location

920 E SEVENTH ST

PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062

Phone: (908)731-4310

http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/

District

Plainfield Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $40,668

District enrollment: 8,331

Other Schools in District

Cedarbrook Elementary School Elementary
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School Elementary
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School Elementary
Clinton Elementary School Elementary
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School Elementary
Emerson Community School Elementary
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07062) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341314005608

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD