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South Plainfield High School
200 Lake St
South Plainfield NJ, 07080, Middlesex County
Phone: 908-754-4620
Ranking: 
(139 out of 346, top 40%)*
(139 out of 346, top 40%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Plainfield Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 85 | 86 | 91 | 81 | 81 | 89 | 81 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,088 | 1,117 | 1,178 | 1,192 | 1,221 | 1,219 | 1,217 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 263 | 24.2% | 256 | 22.9% | 291 | 24.7% | 279 | 23.4% | 300 | 24.6% | 304 | 24.9% | 307 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 261 | 24.0% | 285 | 25.5% | 284 | 24.1% | 308 | 25.8% | 298 | 24.4% | 307 | 25.2% | 316 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 288 | 26.5% | 279 | 25.0% | 300 | 25.5% | 294 | 24.7% | 309 | 25.3% | 314 | 25.8% | 298 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 276 | 25.4% | 297 | 26.6% | 292 | 24.8% | 303 | 25.4% | 307 | 25.1% | 286 | 23.5% | 296 | 24.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 554 | 50.9% | 563 | 50.4% | 590 | 50.1% | 600 | 50.3% | 643 | 52.7% | 642 | 52.7% | 638 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 534 | 49.1% | 554 | 49.6% | 588 | 49.9% | 592 | 49.7% | 578 | 47.3% | 577 | 47.3% | 575 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 127 | 11.7% | 116 | 10.4% | 106 | 9.0% | 98 | 8.2% | 90 | 7.4% | 78 | 6.4% | 127 | 10.4% |
| Hispanic: | 222 | 20.4% | 230 | 20.6% | 237 | 20.1% | 232 | 19.5% | 232 | 19.0% | 203 | 16.7% | 198 | 16.3% |
| Black: | 167 | 15.3% | 158 | 14.1% | 163 | 13.8% | 144 | 12.1% | 136 | 11.1% | 144 | 11.8% | 157 | 12.9% |
| White: | 566 | 52.0% | 605 | 54.2% | 655 | 55.6% | 691 | 58.0% | 718 | 58.8% | 731 | 60.0% | 734 | 60.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 12 | 1.0% | 25 | 2.1% | 45 | 3.7% | 61 | 5.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 13.2% | 173 | 15.5% | 176 | 14.9% | 165 | 13.8% | 143 | 11.7% | 111 | 9.1% | 102 | 8.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 9.8% | 86 | 7.7% | 82 | 7.0% | 59 | 4.9% | 91 | 7.5% | 62 | 5.1% | 62 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.84 | 13.02 | 12.99 | 14.72 | 15.07 | 11.90 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 91.5% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 93.5% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.5% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 77.0% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 79.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.7% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 80.8% | 72.7% |
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* South Plainfield High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.