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Jefferson Elementary School

Regular School · PLAINFIELD, NJ

Jefferson Elementary School is a regular school school in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 383 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
37.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.2:1
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 342 89%
Black or African American 31 8%
White 5 1%
Asian 2 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 383 209M / 174F

English Language Learners: 315 (82% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 25.6% 1
Reading Proficiency S 46.8% 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)
-0.62 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
72
18.8% 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.) 383 100%

Contact & Location

1700 W. FRONT ST

PLAINFIELD, NJ 07063

Phone: (908)731-4250

http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/

District

Plainfield Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $40,668

District enrollment: 8,331

NCES ID

341314005622

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