Emerson Elementary School
305 Emerson Ave
Plainfield NJ, 07062, Union County
Phone: 908-731-4205
Ranking:
(1,710 out of 1,847, bottom 7%)*

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: | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 37 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 491 | 469 | 474 | 483 | 469 | 423 | 400 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 80 | 16.3% | 82 | 17.5% | 72 | 15.2% | 80 | 16.6% | 75 | 16.0% | 74 | 17.5% | 73 | 18.3% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 17.9% | 85 | 18.1% | 86 | 18.1% | 76 | 15.7% | 68 | 14.5% | 71 | 16.8% | 60 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 16.5% | 90 | 19.2% | 64 | 13.5% | 71 | 14.7% | 66 | 14.1% | 52 | 12.3% | 52 | 13.0% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 17.1% | 61 | 13.0% | 67 | 14.1% | 57 | 11.8% | 56 | 11.9% | 61 | 14.4% | 68 | 17.0% |
Grade 4: | 58 | 11.8% | 66 | 14.1% | 57 | 12.0% | 54 | 11.2% | 56 | 11.9% | 60 | 14.2% | 56 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 14.3% | 45 | 9.6% | 46 | 9.7% | 49 | 10.1% | 61 | 13.0% | 61 | 14.4% | 58 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | 30 | 6.1% | 40 | 8.5% | 41 | 8.6% | 40 | 8.3% | 47 | 10.0% | 44 | 10.4% | 33 | 8.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 250 | 50.9% | 237 | 50.5% | 240 | 50.6% | 240 | 49.7% | 237 | 50.5% | 215 | 50.8% | 214 | 53.5% |
Female: | 241 | 49.1% | 232 | 49.5% | 234 | 49.4% | 243 | 50.3% | 232 | 49.5% | 208 | 49.2% | 182 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 230 | 46.8% | 208 | 44.3% | 233 | 49.2% | 219 | 45.3% | 201 | 42.9% | 164 | 38.8% | 148 | 37.0% |
Black: | 252 | 51.3% | 254 | 54.2% | 234 | 49.4% | 259 | 53.6% | 258 | 55.0% | 245 | 57.9% | 246 | 61.5% |
White: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 404 | 82.3% | 340 | 72.5% | 349 | 73.6% | 315 | 65.2% | 318 | 67.8% | 274 | 64.8% | 274 | 68.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.7% | 44 | 9.4% | 44 | 9.3% | 57 | 11.8% | 63 | 13.4% | 48 | 11.3% | 49 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.34 | 14.66 | 15.14 | 16.66 | 13.79 | 9.80 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 64.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 66.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 61.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 59.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 62.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 36.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 27.8% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 35.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 38.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 42.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 44.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 52.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 60.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 64.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 65.3% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 50.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 44.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 47.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 51.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 58.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 57.1% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 63.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 59.4% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 50.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 55.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 60.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.1% | 29.2% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.2% | 31.7% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16.4% | 29.3% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 32.9% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 32.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 29.2% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 46.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 52.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 57.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 63.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 63.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 45.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 55.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 51.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 55.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 57.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 47.6% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 49.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 51.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 53.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 72.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 83.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 74.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 78.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 75.1% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 33.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 37.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 35.8% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 31.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 28.9% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 35.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 71.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 51.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 56.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 53.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 54.7% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 61.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 60.4% | 79.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 31.1% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 41.5% | 66.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 46.9% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 55.5% | 77.4% |
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* Emerson 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.