Grant Elementary School
305 Cromwell Place
South Plainfield NJ, 07080, Middlesex County
Phone: 908-754-4620
Ranking: 
(944 out of 1,847, bottom 49%)*
(944 out of 1,847, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: South Plainfield Borough 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: | 46 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 501 | 519 | 544 | 542 | 555 | 575 | 564 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 255 | 50.9% | 247 | 47.6% | 257 | 47.2% | 274 | 50.6% | 266 | 47.9% | 281 | 48.9% | 281 | 49.8% |
| Grade 6: | 239 | 47.7% | 262 | 50.5% | 279 | 51.3% | 268 | 49.4% | 283 | 51.0% | 288 | 50.1% | 276 | 48.9% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 252 | 50.3% | 256 | 49.3% | 264 | 48.5% | 275 | 50.7% | 298 | 53.7% | 296 | 51.5% | 270 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 249 | 49.7% | 263 | 50.7% | 280 | 51.5% | 267 | 49.3% | 257 | 46.3% | 279 | 48.5% | 290 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 79 | 15.8% | 82 | 15.8% | 77 | 14.2% | 70 | 12.9% | 66 | 11.9% | 63 | 11.0% | 67 | 11.9% |
| Hispanic: | 109 | 21.8% | 115 | 22.2% | 110 | 20.2% | 104 | 19.2% | 104 | 18.7% | 108 | 18.8% | 92 | 16.3% |
| Black: | 68 | 13.6% | 73 | 14.1% | 80 | 14.7% | 84 | 15.5% | 80 | 14.4% | 74 | 12.9% | 84 | 14.9% |
| White: | 240 | 47.9% | 244 | 47.0% | 271 | 49.8% | 279 | 51.5% | 302 | 54.4% | 326 | 56.7% | 320 | 56.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 16.4% | 89 | 17.1% | 89 | 16.4% | 86 | 15.9% | 85 | 15.3% | 73 | 12.7% | 69 | 12.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 10.0% | 59 | 11.4% | 48 | 8.8% | 47 | 8.7% | 52 | 9.4% | 47 | 8.2% | 54 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.84 | 11.02 | 12.50 | 14.26 | 14.61 | 10.50 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 66.3% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 61.2% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 66.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 65.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 87.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 81.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 80.4% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 80.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 51.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 72.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 78.5% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 80.2% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 84.9% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Grant Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.