Emerson Community School

Regular School · PLAINFIELD, NJ

Emerson Community School is a regular school school in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 414 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

414

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

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	296	71%
Black or African American	105	25%
White	6	1%
Two or more races	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	414	198M / 216F

English Language Learners: 194 (47% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<50%	25.6%	6
Reading Proficiency	<50%	46.8%	6
Science Proficiency	S	—	1

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)

-0.32 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

120

29% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	414	100%

Contact & Location

305 EMERSON AVE

PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062

Phone: (908)731-4205

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
Evergreen Elementary School Elementary
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School Elementary
Jefferson Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

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

NCES ID

341314005618

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