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East End School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East End School is an elementary school located in North Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 476 students. 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.

East End School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.1% of 3rd graders and 37.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were also low, with only 23.9% of 3rd graders and 38.5% of 4th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school also faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.5% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023.

In contrast, nearby schools like Bayberry School and School One Elementary, located in the neighboring Watchung Borough and Scotch Plains-Fanwood school districts, respectively, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, with both schools ranking in the top third of New Jersey elementary schools. This suggests that factors beyond just school-level resources, such as community-level socioeconomic factors, may be playing a significant role in East End School's performance.

451

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,925

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Oneida Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-4421

(908) 769-6070

District: North Plainfield School District

Students who attend East End School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

African American:

13.5%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg49%

1,103^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	19.8	1103 of 1347	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1070 of 1338	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1136 of 1342	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1043 of 1345	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1226 of 1317	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1091 of 1360	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1036 of 1353	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	920 of 1352	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	961 of 1346	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	1112 of 1357	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.2	1137 of 1363	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1084 of 1367	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	1047 of 1363	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	1044 of 1360	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1019 of 1354	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1043 of 1346	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	1046 of 1338	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	1140 of 1329	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1132 of 1314	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	1125 of 1303	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	1116 of 1298	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.5	1010 of 1204	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	83.3	53 of 469	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	63 of 463	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	128 of 494	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.4	265 of 456	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.4	109 of 522	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	29 of 517	94.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	413 of 597	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	366 of 559	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	413 of 499	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	355 of 489	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	409 of 463	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1033 of 1326	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1099 of 1317	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1133 of 1318	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1060 of 1326	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1194 of 1290	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	928 of 1331	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1020 of 1333	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	774 of 1032	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	765 of 989	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	779 of 982	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	713 of 953	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	817 of 896	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	628 of 899	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	529 of 870	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	791 of 1023	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	584 of 939	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	652 of 910	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	505 of 863	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	670 of 839	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	560 of 948	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	617 of 942	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1077 of 1318	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	928 of 1313	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1031 of 1315	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	955 of 1324	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1198 of 1297	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1133 of 1335	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	967 of 1334	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	867 of 1023	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	555 of 989	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	200 of 958	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	23.9	703 of 949	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	731 of 1007	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	503 of 1001	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)89th percentile+69 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-17 vs state

English Language Arts27%-23 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
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
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
Emerson Community School	Public	K-5	305 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4205	414	36	11.5	72.7%	6 (1.4%)	105 (25.4%)	296 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	31.9	931^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.5	1054^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.2%	123	8.0		47.7	33.9	43.3				53.6	30.8	28.9						$9,801	$208	$9,593
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
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
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Central Street	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 731-4290	816	34	24.0	85.9%	6 (0.7%)	69 (8.5%)	728 (89.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	7.8	1287^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.5%					(n/a)	4.4		6.8	10.7	18.2				30.9	11.4	12.4
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
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	Public	K-5	739 Leland Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4215	198	36	5.5	49.5%	5 (2.5%)	107 (54.0%)	79 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	57.4	580^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.9%		41.3	779^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.8%	199	24.0		67.8	66.7	84.0				51.6	39.3	24.0						$11,721		$11,721
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
Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	391	42	9.4	1.3%	203 (51.9%)	18 (4.6%)	75 (19.2%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	437^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.3%	90			61.6	62.5					81.6	57.5							$9,432	$20	$9,412

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