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Stony Brook School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Stony Brook School is an elementary school in North Plainfield, New Jersey, serving 277 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the North Plainfield School District, which is ranked 558 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stony Brook School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1164 and 1278 out of around 1,350 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Stony Brook's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 14.8% in ELA and 15.8% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%, respectively.

Interestingly, the two other elementary schools in the North Plainfield School District, West End School and East End School, perform significantly better than Stony Brook School on most metrics, including test scores, student rankings, and chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Stony Brook School may be part of a broader trend in the Plainfield area, potentially related to factors such as district-level resources, policies, or community-level socioeconomic conditions.

272

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,043

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

269 Grove Street
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4005

(908) 769-6063

District: North Plainfield School District

Students who attend Stony Brook School usually attend:

Middle:	North Plainfield Middle School
	Somerset School
High:	North Plainfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

White:

5.9%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg49%

1,256^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the North Plainfield School District

558^th of 609North Plainfield School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1256 of 1347	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1240 of 1338	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1217 of 1342	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1164 of 1345	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1164 of 1317	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1248 of 1360	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1278 of 1353	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1166 of 1352	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1196 of 1346	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1222 of 1357	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	1291 of 1363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	1250 of 1367	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	1243 of 1363	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	1256 of 1360	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	1242 of 1354	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.9	1241 of 1346	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1275 of 1338	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	1214 of 1329	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1133 of 1314	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.3	1221 of 1303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	1232 of 1298	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	23.7	950 of 1204	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	20.3	414 of 517	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	391 of 597	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	384 of 559	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	249 of 499	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	341 of 489	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	416 of 463	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1148 of 1326	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1186 of 1317	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1121 of 1318	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1116 of 1326	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1206 of 1290	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1222 of 1331	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1212 of 1333	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	841 of 1032	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	810 of 989	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	840 of 982	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	718 of 953	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	654 of 896	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	691 of 899	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	710 of 870	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	870 of 1023	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	736 of 939	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	721 of 910	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	555 of 863	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	690 of 839	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	745 of 948	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	843 of 942	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1239 of 1318	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1182 of 1313	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1205 of 1315	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1113 of 1324	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1034 of 1297	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1185 of 1335	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1241 of 1334	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	913 of 1023	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	892 of 989	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	764 of 958	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	853 of 949	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	430 of 868	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.0	963 of 1007	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	822 of 1001	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2018)20th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-28 vs state

Mathematics19%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stony Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	269 Grove Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6063	272	28	9.7	89.3%	16 (5.9%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (89.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9.9	1256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.9	1240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.3%	16			14.8	30.2					15.8	22.2							$13,043	$923	$12,120
West End School	Public	PK, KG-4	447 Greenbrook Road	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6083	600	51	11.7	76.0%	42 (7.0%)	125 (20.8%)	399 (66.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	22	1061^st of 1347 public elementary schools	21.2%		19.7	1078^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	17			38.3	39.9					27.9	19.4							$10,488	$705	$9,783
East End School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 Oneida Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6070	451	45	10.0	80.5%	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.5%)	354 (78.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.8	1103^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.4	1070^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.0%	33			15.1	37.8					23.9	38.5							$10,925	$775	$10,150
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 W Fourth St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4240	317	28	11.3	87.4%	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.8%)	283 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10	1255^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.8%		14.5	1153^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.8%	102	10.9		5.4	18.6	26.0				18.6	16.3	21.9						$8,813	$613	$8,200
Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 756-1234	621	29	21.4	82.4%	7 (1.1%)	100 (16.1%)	507 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	26.6	1003^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.9	970^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.5%	33	4.8	7.8	36.4	33.3	49.2	49.1	28.8	49.0	46.1	14.7	15.9	28.8	11.9	0.0	26.3	26.3	$9,510	$673	$8,837
Washington Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	427 Darrow Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4230	557	45	12.3	87.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.9%)	504 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9.3	1266^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.9	1223^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	8.6%	43	2.5		23.9	17.4	9.1				23.7	23.1	8.9						$10,327	$167	$10,160
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Public	K-5	E Front St & Farragut Rd	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4300	423	33	12.6	83.2%	8 (1.9%)	37 (8.7%)	375 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.1	1189^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.2	1202^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	13	7.2		22.9	21.4	30.4				32.8	20.8	21.4						$10,430	$260	$10,170
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1033 Evergreen Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4260	398	47	8.5	75.1%	8 (2.0%)	36 (9.0%)	350 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8.9	1272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.5	1229^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.1%	43	9.0		10.4	15.8	10.6				27.9	20.7	11.9						$9,188	$181	$9,007
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	West 4th St And Clinton Ave	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4220	386	37	10.5	83.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.8%)	317 (82.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.7	1205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.4	1199^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.4%	6	8.0		30.0	22.6	31.4				16.4	17.5	19.2						$10,979	$261	$10,718
Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	671	60	11.1	69.2%	5 (0.7%)	188 (28.0%)	463 (69.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	14.8	1177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.9	1166^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	11	8.0	5.4	31.2	25.0	23.2	29.3	34.7	37.8	25.0	17.6	21.0	23.2	18.8	18.9			$9,658	$142	$9,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Stony Brook School

How many students attend Stony Brook School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Stony Brook School.

What is the racial makeup of Stony Brook School?

Students at Stony Brook School are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Stony Brook School in?

North Plainfield School District

Is Stony Brook School a good school?

Stony Brook School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Stony Brook School attend?

Students who attend Stony Brook School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Plainfield Middle School
Middle : Somerset School
High : North Plainfield High School

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