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The Barack Obama Green Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

The Barack Obama Green Charter School is a public charter high school located in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades 6-12 with a student population of 311. The school is part of the The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District, which is ranked 578 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.2% of 6th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 56.1%. In NJSLA/Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, with only 14.6% of 6th graders and 0% of 8th graders meeting the standard. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 91.1% and 98.4%, generally on par with the state average, but its dropout rate has ranged from 0.0% to 1.2%, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.3% to 17.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

The Barack Obama Green Charter School's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby high-performing schools, such as Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and the schools in the Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which consistently outperform The Barack Obama Green Charter School on standardized tests and have higher graduation rates. The school's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 188 out of 415 high schools in 2021-2022 to 370 out of 434 in 2024-2025, indicating a need for significant interventions and improvements to address the school's academic and operational challenges.

358

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,321

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Watchung ave
Plainfield, NJ 07060

(877) 643-4064

District: The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.2%

African American:

25.7%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

689^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

370^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

578^th of 609The Barack Obama Green Charter High 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	370 of 434	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	307 of 429	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	247 of 422	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	188 of 415	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.5	299 of 405	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	320 of 416	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	261 of 415	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	274 of 411	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.3	341 of 409	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	310 of 406	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	356 of 411	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	290 of 396	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	322 of 388	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	194 of 283	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	202 of 282	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	86 of 250	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	97 of 256	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	122 of 247	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	138 of 254	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	77 of 266	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	24.0	129 of 146	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	367 of 426	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	323 of 420	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	272 of 416	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	239 of 414	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	315 of 402	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	336 of 408	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	301 of 403	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	347 of 406	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	249 of 403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	253 of 385	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	148 of 382	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	219 of 374	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	204 of 364	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	180 of 368	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	321 of 377	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	233 of 358	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	124 of 344	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	99 of 324	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	125 of 347	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	52 of 345	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	369 of 426	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	341 of 419	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	378 of 414	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	275 of 410	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	293 of 402	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	284 of 407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	225 of 405	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

High school

African American (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-36 vs state

Algebra I12%-24 vs state

Mathematics6%-28 vs state

Science6%-19 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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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)
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
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
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 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
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
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Public	9-12	667 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8600	1,562	117	13.3	5.6%	974 (62.4%)	127 (8.1%)	247 (15.8%)	134 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.6%)	63.8	127^th of 434 public high schools	70.7%		65.2	125^th of 429 public high schools	70.9%	2		81.6		52.2				63.0					9.9		9.8	54.9		54.9			$9,238	$37	$9,201
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

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