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South Plainfield High School

Q: Is South Plainfield High School a good school?

South Plainfield High School ranks 164 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 62% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

South Plainfield High School is a public high school serving 1,091 students in grades 9-12 in South Plainfield, New Jersey. The school is part of the South Plainfield School District, which is ranked 316 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, South Plainfield High School has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with strong performance on state assessments, particularly in Geometry and Science. The school's 11th grade NJGPA results are also impressive, with 89.3% proficient in ELA and 66.2% proficient in Math. The school performs well for its African American and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of New Jersey high schools for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools, South Plainfield High School generally outperforms Plainfield High School, which is ranked much lower. However, the school lags behind the highly-ranked Union County vocational-technical schools in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. With a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Plainfield High School serves a more economically advantaged student population compared to some of its neighbors, while spending less per student than some nearby schools.

1,044

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,934

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Lake Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080

(908) 754-4620

District: South Plainfield School District

Feeder schools for South Plainfield High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	John E. Riley Elementary School
	John F Kennedy Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle:	Grant Elementary School
	South Plainfield Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.9%

White:

33.3%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

New Jersey avg49%

164^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

316^th of 609South 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	57.1	164 of 434	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	150 of 429	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	141 of 422	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	141 of 415	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	110 of 405	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	192 of 416	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	129 of 415	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.8	71 of 411	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	65.6	76 of 409	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	29.3	289 of 406	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.3	180 of 411	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.7	153 of 396	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	196 of 388	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.5	182 of 378	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	205 of 371	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.6	158 of 370	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	180 of 359	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	159 of 361	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.8	100 of 357	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	58.7	187 of 351	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.5	139 of 348	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.2	211 of 343	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	58 of 283	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	25 of 282	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	29 of 250	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	60 of 256	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	19 of 247	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	66.3	49 of 254	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	32 of 266	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	132 of 190	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	114 of 191	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	50 of 172	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	106 of 175	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	85 of 165	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	140 of 191	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	124 of 198	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	46 of 215	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	88 of 191	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	22 of 161	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	20.7	131 of 137	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	96 of 146	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	186 of 426	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	139 of 420	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	135 of 416	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	137 of 414	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	119 of 402	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	180 of 408	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	144 of 403	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	132 of 406	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	151 of 403	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	129 of 385	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	115 of 382	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	104 of 374	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	120 of 364	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	147 of 368	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	77 of 377	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	45 of 358	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	44 of 344	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	45 of 324	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	32 of 326	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.0	71 of 347	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	70 of 345	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	203 of 426	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	147 of 419	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	121 of 414	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	134 of 410	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	112 of 402	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	199 of 407	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	163 of 405	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	149 of 359	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	211 of 361	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	157 of 339	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	181 of 344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	208 of 333	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	188 of 349	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	215 of 355	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	151 of 347	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	135 of 345	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	131 of 335	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	135 of 335	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	77 of 336	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	192 of 339	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	147 of 340	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+9 vs state

Mathematics66%+8 vs state

Geometry62%+6 vs state

Science39%+7 vs state

Algebra I23%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	200 Lake Street	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	1,044	93	11.2	36.3%	348 (33.3%)	140 (13.4%)	385 (36.9%)	141 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	19 (1.8%)	57.1	164^th of 434 public high schools	62.2%		59.4	150^th of 429 public high schools	65.0%	14	89.3	66.2		38.6				42.4					23.1		23.6	62.0		62.0				$6,934		$6,934
Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	950 Park Avenue	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4390	2,077	156	13.3	75.4%	17 (0.8%)	326 (15.7%)	1,708 (82.2%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.5%)	8	425^th of 434 public high schools	2.1%		8	415^th of 429 public high schools	3.3%	10	46.6	16.8		5.0				16.5					3.3	0.0	2.9	10.4		10.2				$10,696		$10,696
The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	35 Watchung ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 643-4064	358	25	14.3	78.2%	1 (0.3%)	92 (25.7%)	262 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.7	370^th of 434 public high schools	14.7%		30.2	307^th of 429 public high schools	28.4%	63	66.7	23.3	5.0	6.7	12.2	4.9	37.5	19.7	14.6	2.4	0.0	60.0	3.7	12.2	12.4							$9,321	$950	$8,371
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Public	7-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	357	40	8.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	112 (31.4%)	239 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	20.5	357^th of 434 public high schools	17.7%		23.2	339^th of 429 public high schools	21.0%	18		57.0	6.3	22.1		54.8	56.3	41.4		16.1	0.0	40.0	0.0		14.9	28.6		28.6				$12,696		$12,696
Pinnacle Academy High School	Public	9-12	209 Berckman St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 731-4270	67	3	22.3	74.6%	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)	55 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,687	168	16.0	16.0%	123 (4.6%)	110 (4.1%)	109 (4.1%)	2,286 (85.1%)	26 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.1%)	81.4	48^th of 434 public high schools	88.9%		83	45^th of 429 public high schools	89.5%	3		88.8		66.6				84.0					28.9		29.4	64.9		64.9	98.4		98.4	$6,666		$6,666
North Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6000	1,141	100	11.4	75.7%	86 (7.5%)	189 (16.6%)	828 (72.6%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	24.2	340^th of 434 public high schools	21.7%		27	328^th of 429 public high schools	23.5%	12	68.9	40.9		10.1				36.9					10.2		10.0	65.2		50.0				$11,138	$46	$11,092
Dunellen High School	Public	9-12	411 First Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	409	36	11.3	48.9%	83 (20.3%)	56 (13.7%)	245 (59.9%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	36.2	284^th of 434 public high schools	34.6%		29.3	314^th of 429 public high schools	26.8%	30	83.9	62.3		20.0				29.7					2.8		5.3	50.0	15.4	25.3		45.5	45.5	$7,075		$7,075
Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	308	15	20.2	10.4%	91 (29.5%)	40 (13.0%)	77 (25.0%)	86 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	92.8	6^th of 434 public high schools	98.6%		92	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%	2				89.7				100.0					86.7		86.7	92.3	57.9	77.8			92.3	$8,221	$35	$8,186
Academy For Performing Arts	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	242	15	16.0	5.0%	104 (43.0%)	37 (15.3%)	73 (30.2%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	91.2	10^th of 434 public high schools	97.7%		80	55^th of 429 public high schools	87.2%	45		89.1		67.3				95.0					60.0		60.0		25.0	38.3				$11,042	$46	$10,996

Frequently Asked Questions about South Plainfield High School

Is South Plainfield High School a good school?

South Plainfield High School ranks 164^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into South Plainfield High School?

South Plainfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : John E. Riley Elementary School
Elementary : John F Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Middle : Grant Elementary School
Middle : South Plainfield Middle School

What district is South Plainfield High School in?

South Plainfield School District

How many students attend South Plainfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,044 students attended South Plainfield High School.

What is the racial makeup of South Plainfield High School?

Students at South Plainfield High School are 37% Hispanic, 33% White, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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