Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
E Front St And Farragut Rd
Plainfield NJ, 07060, Union County
Phone: 908-731-4300
Ranking:
(1,659 out of 1,847, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 23 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 399 | 363 | 334 | 339 | 334 | 291 | 262 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 16.0% | 79 | 21.8% | 62 | 18.6% | 68 | 20.1% | 59 | 17.7% | 53 | 18.2% | 45 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 20.8% | 66 | 18.2% | 64 | 19.2% | 54 | 15.9% | 61 | 18.3% | 48 | 16.5% | 42 | 16.0% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 16.0% | 74 | 20.4% | 50 | 15.0% | 50 | 14.7% | 46 | 13.8% | 44 | 15.1% | 46 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 18.8% | 43 | 11.8% | 47 | 14.1% | 37 | 10.9% | 37 | 11.1% | 49 | 16.8% | 58 | 22.1% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 12.3% | 51 | 14.0% | 29 | 8.7% | 39 | 11.5% | 42 | 12.6% | 60 | 20.6% | 36 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 47 | 11.8% | 34 | 9.4% | 36 | 10.8% | 38 | 11.2% | 59 | 17.7% | 35 | 12.0% | 35 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | 17 | 4.3% | 16 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 192 | 48.1% | 179 | 49.3% | 159 | 47.6% | 158 | 46.6% | 161 | 48.2% | 145 | 49.8% | 122 | 46.6% |
Female: | 207 | 51.9% | 184 | 50.7% | 175 | 52.4% | 181 | 53.4% | 173 | 51.8% | 146 | 50.2% | 136 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 284 | 71.2% | 266 | 73.3% | 216 | 64.7% | 209 | 61.7% | 202 | 60.5% | 161 | 55.3% | 147 | 56.1% |
Black: | 110 | 27.6% | 91 | 25.1% | 115 | 34.4% | 128 | 37.8% | 130 | 38.9% | 127 | 43.6% | 111 | 42.4% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 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% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 360 | 90.2% | 315 | 86.8% | 269 | 80.5% | 281 | 82.9% | 252 | 75.4% | 212 | 72.9% | 201 | 76.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.5% | 28 | 7.7% | 22 | 6.6% | 23 | 6.8% | 23 | 6.9% | 33 | 11.3% | 26 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.35 | 18.15 | 12.80 | 14.74 | 12.85 | 9.40 | 9.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 64.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 66.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 61.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 59.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 62.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 36.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.8% | 27.8% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 35.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 38.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 42.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 44.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 52.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 60.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 64.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 65.3% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 50.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 44.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 47.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 51.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 58.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 57.1% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 63.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 59.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 50.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 55.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 60.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.2% | 29.2% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 31.7% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 29.3% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 32.9% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 32.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 29.2% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 46.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 52.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 57.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 63.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 63.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 45.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.0% | 55.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 51.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 55.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 57.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 47.6% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 49.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 51.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 53.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 72.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 83.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 74.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 78.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 78.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 75.1% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 33.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 37.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 35.8% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 31.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.8% | 28.9% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 35.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 71.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 51.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 56.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 53.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.5% | 54.7% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 61.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 60.4% | 79.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 31.1% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 41.5% | 66.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 46.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 55.5% | 77.4% |
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* Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.