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Barack Obama Academy For Academic & Civic Developm High School
1200 Myrtle Ave
Plainfield NJ, 07063, Union County
Phone: 908-731-4270
Ranking: 
(334 out of 346, bottom 3%)*
(334 out of 346, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Plainfield City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 59 | 68 | 79 | 53 | 71 | 52 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 4 | 6.8% | 15 | 22.1% | 16 | 20.3% | 8 | 15.1% | 2 | 2.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 12 | 20.3% | 17 | 25.0% | 10 | 12.7% | 8 | 15.1% | 14 | 19.7% | 10 | 19.2% |
| Grade 11: | 17 | 28.8% | 15 | 22.1% | 21 | 26.6% | 19 | 35.8% | 31 | 43.7% | 17 | 32.7% |
| Grade 12: | 26 | 44.1% | 21 | 30.9% | 32 | 40.5% | 18 | 34.0% | 24 | 33.8% | 25 | 48.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 31 | 52.5% | 28 | 41.2% | 37 | 46.8% | 28 | 52.8% | 39 | 54.9% | 29 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 28 | 47.5% | 40 | 58.8% | 42 | 53.2% | 25 | 47.2% | 32 | 45.1% | 23 | 44.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 55.9% | 35 | 51.5% | 31 | 39.2% | 12 | 22.6% | 11 | 15.5% | 10 | 19.2% |
| Black: | 26 | 44.1% | 33 | 48.5% | 48 | 60.8% | 41 | 77.4% | 60 | 84.5% | 42 | 80.8% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 78.0% | 47 | 69.1% | 44 | 55.7% | 32 | 60.4% | 45 | 63.4% | 26 | 50.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 2.9% | 2 | 2.5% | 7 | 13.2% | 5 | 7.0% | 1 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.43 | 11.33 | 15.16 | 8.83 | 11.83 | 10.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 63.9% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 68.3% | 91.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 21.1% | 27.5% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 34.3% | 79.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Barack Obama Academy For Academic & Civic Developm High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.