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John E Riley Elementary School
100 Morris Ave
South Plainfield NJ, 07080, Middlesex County
Phone: 908-754-4620
Ranking:
(540 out of 1,847, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
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: | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 337 | 348 | 331 | 334 | 323 | 313 | 319 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 66 | 19.6% | 66 | 19.0% | 65 | 19.6% | 63 | 18.9% | 56 | 17.3% | 54 | 17.3% | 55 | 17.2% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 18.1% | 68 | 19.5% | 70 | 21.1% | 58 | 17.4% | 61 | 18.9% | 65 | 20.8% | 69 | 21.6% |
Grade 2: | 68 | 20.2% | 76 | 21.8% | 59 | 17.8% | 68 | 20.4% | 64 | 19.8% | 74 | 23.6% | 60 | 18.8% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 22.8% | 68 | 19.5% | 69 | 20.8% | 63 | 18.9% | 77 | 23.8% | 59 | 18.8% | 62 | 19.4% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 19.3% | 70 | 20.1% | 68 | 20.5% | 82 | 24.6% | 65 | 20.1% | 61 | 19.5% | 73 | 22.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 152 | 45.1% | 158 | 45.4% | 151 | 45.6% | 162 | 48.5% | 147 | 45.5% | 149 | 47.6% | 153 | 48.0% |
Female: | 185 | 54.9% | 190 | 54.6% | 180 | 54.4% | 172 | 51.5% | 176 | 54.5% | 164 | 52.4% | 162 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 38 | 11.3% | 33 | 9.5% | 24 | 7.3% | 19 | 5.7% | 17 | 5.3% | 14 | 4.5% | 22 | 6.9% |
Hispanic: | 92 | 27.3% | 93 | 26.7% | 90 | 27.2% | 87 | 26.0% | 83 | 25.7% | 73 | 23.3% | 77 | 24.1% |
Black: | 36 | 10.7% | 39 | 11.2% | 36 | 10.9% | 36 | 10.8% | 35 | 10.8% | 41 | 13.1% | 43 | 13.5% |
White: | 166 | 49.3% | 179 | 51.4% | 175 | 52.9% | 187 | 56.0% | 184 | 57.0% | 183 | 58.5% | 175 | 54.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 16.3% | 55 | 15.8% | 57 | 17.2% | 56 | 16.8% | 56 | 17.3% | 38 | 12.1% | 37 | 11.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 7.7% | 34 | 9.8% | 34 | 10.3% | 26 | 7.8% | 27 | 8.4% | 35 | 11.2% | 29 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 14.75 | 13.04 | 15.90 | 13.46 | 10.80 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 89.1% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 90.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 86.7% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 88.7% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 92.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 60.9% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 73.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 84.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 74.8% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 83.9% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 86.2% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 93.5% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 89.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 89.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 76.7% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 81.8% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 82.4% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 88% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 84.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 87.3% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 89.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 91.3% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 84.5% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 86.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 62.8% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 54.2% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 69.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 67.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 67.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 81.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 85.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 90.5% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 96.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 91.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 90.8% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 82.3% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 87.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 90.5% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 85.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 84.7% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 87.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 89.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 92.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 98.9% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 94.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 97.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 95.4% | 89.5% |
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* John E Riley Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.