Somerset School
303 Somerset St
Plainfield NJ, 07060, Union County
Phone: 908-769-6080
Ranking: 
(1,590 out of 1,847, bottom 14%)*
(1,590 out of 1,847, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: North 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: | 49 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 438 | 459 | 491 | 463 | 504 | 507 | 477 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 227 | 51.8% | 210 | 45.8% | 257 | 52.3% | 222 | 47.9% | 247 | 49.0% | 253 | 49.9% | 242 | 50.7% |
| Grade 6: | 211 | 48.2% | 249 | 54.2% | 234 | 47.7% | 241 | 52.1% | 257 | 51.0% | 254 | 50.1% | 234 | 49.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 236 | 53.9% | 234 | 51.0% | 242 | 49.3% | 253 | 54.6% | 272 | 54.0% | 254 | 50.1% | 224 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 202 | 46.1% | 225 | 49.0% | 249 | 50.7% | 210 | 45.4% | 232 | 46.0% | 253 | 49.9% | 249 | 52.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 19 | 4.3% | 27 | 5.9% | 34 | 6.9% | 32 | 6.9% | 27 | 5.4% | 27 | 5.3% | 28 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic: | 264 | 60.3% | 263 | 57.3% | 263 | 53.6% | 247 | 53.3% | 271 | 53.8% | 282 | 55.6% | 272 | 57.0% |
| Black: | 98 | 22.4% | 103 | 22.4% | 119 | 24.2% | 102 | 22.0% | 120 | 23.8% | 118 | 23.3% | 106 | 22.2% |
| White: | 54 | 12.3% | 60 | 13.1% | 71 | 14.5% | 79 | 17.1% | 79 | 15.7% | 74 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.9% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 56.6% | 246 | 53.6% | 225 | 45.8% | 208 | 44.9% | 206 | 40.9% | 165 | 32.5% | 154 | 32.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 9.1% | 66 | 14.4% | 65 | 13.2% | 62 | 13.4% | 67 | 13.3% | 67 | 13.2% | 72 | 15.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.94 | 9.54 | 11.31 | 15.43 | 13.62 | 9.50 | 10.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 36.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 39.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 45.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 39.4% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 39.5% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 72.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 55.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.8% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 69.4% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 70.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 72.7% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 66.7% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 37.0% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 49.6% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 41.1% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 44.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 45.2% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 75.2% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 58.0% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 52.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 51.2% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 62.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 63.2% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Somerset 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.