Clinton Elementary School
West 4th St And Clinton Ave
Plainfield NJ, 07063, Union County
Phone: 908-731-4220
Ranking: 
(1,719 out of 1,847, bottom 7%)*
(1,719 out of 1,847, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 390 | 341 | 335 | 329 | 295 | 328 | 331 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 13 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 16.7% | 61 | 17.9% | 36 | 10.7% | 66 | 20.1% | 32 | 10.8% | 55 | 16.8% | 46 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 14.1% | 46 | 13.5% | 55 | 16.4% | 42 | 12.8% | 64 | 21.7% | 48 | 14.6% | 39 | 11.8% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 13.8% | 56 | 16.4% | 52 | 15.5% | 54 | 16.4% | 33 | 11.2% | 33 | 10.1% | 56 | 16.9% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 13.1% | 48 | 14.1% | 39 | 11.6% | 39 | 11.9% | 24 | 8.1% | 50 | 15.2% | 45 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 12.3% | 36 | 10.6% | 31 | 9.3% | 26 | 7.9% | 35 | 11.9% | 50 | 15.2% | 55 | 16.6% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 9.5% | 24 | 7.0% | 22 | 6.6% | 33 | 10.0% | 45 | 15.3% | 51 | 15.5% | 48 | 14.5% |
| Grade 6: | 23 | 5.9% | 18 | 5.3% | 28 | 8.4% | 27 | 8.2% | 41 | 13.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 15 | 3.8% | 23 | 6.7% | 25 | 7.5% | 29 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 20 | 5.1% | 18 | 5.3% | 26 | 7.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.2% | 20 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.0% | 21 | 7.1% | 28 | 8.5% | 27 | 8.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 49.2% | 159 | 46.6% | 159 | 47.5% | 159 | 48.3% | 148 | 50.2% | 175 | 53.4% | 171 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 198 | 50.8% | 182 | 53.4% | 176 | 52.5% | 170 | 51.7% | 147 | 49.8% | 153 | 46.6% | 156 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 233 | 59.7% | 208 | 61.0% | 197 | 58.8% | 180 | 54.7% | 158 | 53.6% | 191 | 58.2% | 182 | 55.0% |
| Black: | 152 | 39.0% | 131 | 38.4% | 137 | 40.9% | 147 | 44.7% | 131 | 44.4% | 129 | 39.3% | 149 | 45.0% |
| White: | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 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% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 324 | 83.1% | 267 | 78.3% | 237 | 70.7% | 254 | 77.2% | 216 | 73.2% | 221 | 67.4% | 245 | 74.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.9% | 27 | 7.9% | 29 | 8.7% | 19 | 5.8% | 27 | 9.2% | 30 | 9.1% | 32 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 14.83 | 12.35 | 13.16 | 9.83 | 8.00 | 10.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 64.5% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 66.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 61.3% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 59.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 62.9% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20.4% | 36.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 27.8% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 35.9% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 38.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 42.5% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 44.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 52.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 60.6% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 64.0% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 65.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 50.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 44.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 47.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 51.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 58.7% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 57.1% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 63.2% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 59.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 50.9% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 55.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 60.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.3% | 29.2% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 31.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 29.3% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 32.9% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 32.9% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 29.2% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.8% | 46.7% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 52.0% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 57.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 63.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 63.3% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 45.7% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 55.2% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 51.9% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 55.1% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 57.1% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 47.6% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 49.9% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 51.1% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 53.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 72.3% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.6% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 74.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 78.7% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 78.5% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 75.1% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17.8% | 33.5% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 37.5% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 35.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 31.8% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 28.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.0% | 35.9% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 71.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.6% | 51.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 56.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 53.9% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 54.7% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 61.1% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 60.4% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 31.1% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 41.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 32.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 46.9% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 55.5% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 54.9% | 78.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 28.9% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 28.0% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 32.1% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 34.0% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 29.5% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 32.7% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 55.4% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 59.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 31.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 30.9% | 69.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 52.6% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 44.9% | 79.0% |
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* Clinton Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.