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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
85
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

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