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South Plainfield Middle School
2201 Plainfield Ave
South Plainfield NJ, 07080, Middlesex County
Phone: 908-754-4620
Ranking: 
(844 out of 1,847, top 46%)*
(844 out of 1,847, top 46%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 52 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 553 | 558 | 554 | 581 | 581 | 593 | 619 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 265 | 47.9% | 275 | 49.3% | 274 | 49.5% | 281 | 48.4% | 294 | 50.6% | 288 | 48.6% | 313 | 50.6% |
| Grade 8: | 283 | 51.2% | 283 | 50.7% | 280 | 50.5% | 300 | 51.6% | 282 | 48.5% | 305 | 51.4% | 299 | 48.3% |
| Ungraded: | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | 7 | 1.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 49.2% | 281 | 50.4% | 299 | 54.0% | 298 | 51.3% | 277 | 47.7% | 304 | 51.3% | 327 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 281 | 50.8% | 277 | 49.6% | 255 | 46.0% | 283 | 48.7% | 304 | 52.3% | 289 | 48.7% | 288 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 73 | 13.2% | 65 | 11.6% | 65 | 11.7% | 65 | 11.2% | 64 | 11.0% | 62 | 10.5% | 63 | 10.2% |
| Hispanic: | 125 | 22.6% | 111 | 19.9% | 105 | 19.0% | 121 | 20.8% | 108 | 18.6% | 110 | 18.5% | 113 | 18.3% |
| Black: | 83 | 15.0% | 102 | 18.3% | 84 | 15.2% | 73 | 12.6% | 88 | 15.1% | 80 | 13.5% | 72 | 11.6% |
| White: | 268 | 48.5% | 275 | 49.3% | 298 | 53.8% | 319 | 54.9% | 318 | 54.7% | 338 | 57.0% | 371 | 59.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 19.0% | 103 | 18.5% | 87 | 15.7% | 94 | 16.2% | 93 | 16.0% | 75 | 12.6% | 65 | 10.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 10.8% | 57 | 10.2% | 63 | 11.4% | 40 | 6.9% | 51 | 8.8% | 40 | 6.7% | 36 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.70 | 10.91 | 11.18 | 12.91 | 12.36 | 9.70 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 87.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.0% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 78.5% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 68.8% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 87.4% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 77.3% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 68.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.1% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.0% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 79.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.6% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 80.2% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.1% | 50.1% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 74.3% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 78.9% |
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* South Plainfield Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.