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West End School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

West End School is an elementary school located in North Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 537 students.

West End School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools. The school's performance on state assessments is well below the state and district averages, with only 38.3% of 3rd-grade students and 39.9% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 27.9% of 3rd-grade students and 19.4% of 4th-grade students meeting or exceeding the standards in mathematics. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.1% to 16.6% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Arbor Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School, West End School's academic performance is consistently lower. These nearby schools with higher academic achievement also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic success. To improve student outcomes, the North Plainfield School District and West End School should consider implementing targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of their student population.

600

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,488

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

447 Greenbrook Road
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-1738

(908) 769-6083

District: North Plainfield School District

Students who attend West End School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

20.8%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg49%

1,061^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	22.0	1061 of 1347	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1078 of 1338	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1142 of 1342	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1167 of 1345	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1080 of 1317	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1133 of 1360	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1094 of 1353	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	1107 of 1352	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1125 of 1346	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	1150 of 1357	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	1099 of 1363	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1061 of 1367	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.1	1014 of 1363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	959 of 1360	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	974 of 1354	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	1066 of 1346	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1118 of 1338	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	1128 of 1329	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	1061 of 1314	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.1	1079 of 1303	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.1	1100 of 1298	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	37.9	852 of 1204	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	158 of 463	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	335 of 469	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	343 of 463	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	292 of 494	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	171 of 456	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	139 of 522	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	30 of 517	94.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	435 of 597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	415 of 559	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	366 of 499	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	392 of 489	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	310 of 411	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	421 of 463	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	409 of 434	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	988 of 1326	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1063 of 1317	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1113 of 1318	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1123 of 1326	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	977 of 1290	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1085 of 1331	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1090 of 1333	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	719 of 1032	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	620 of 989	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	704 of 982	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	702 of 953	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	677 of 896	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	683 of 899	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	687 of 870	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	643 of 1023	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	540 of 939	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	698 of 910	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	645 of 863	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	677 of 839	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	641 of 948	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	763 of 942	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1085 of 1318	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	998 of 1313	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1071 of 1315	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1118 of 1324	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1104 of 1297	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1076 of 1335	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1010 of 1334	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	724 of 1023	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	671 of 989	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	730 of 958	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	669 of 949	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	881 of 1007	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	923 of 1001	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	633 of 970	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	668 of 963	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	3.5	937 of 976	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	657 of 964	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	706 of 1023	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	855 of 1022	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)66th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 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
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
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
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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W. Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4250	383	38	10.2	82.5%	5 (1.3%)	31 (8.1%)	342 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	1172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.1	1205^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.9%	33	13.7		20.0	23.8	25.7				18.1	27.0	29.6						$10,400	$232	$10,168
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
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
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
Arbor Elementary School	Public	4-5	1717 Lester Place	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-8652	528	38	13.8	55.7%	51 (9.7%)	118 (22.3%)	190 (36.0%)	144 (27.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)								(n/a)	21.9			51.5	48.9					46.9	41.6						$6,205	$157	$6,048
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	270	23	11.5	33.0%	111 (41.1%)	28 (10.4%)	94 (34.8%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	58.9	560^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%		46.9	711^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.9%	151			38.1	56.7					52.3	66.7							$7,790	$219	$7,571
Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Andrew Street	Green Brook	08812	Somerset County	Green Brook Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 968-1052	404	36	11.2	18.6%	170 (42.1%)	26 (6.4%)	97 (24.0%)	83 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	80.5	281^st of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%		63.9	490^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.4%	209			63.9	77.2					67.1	63.8							$17,389	$93	$17,296

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