Is West End School a good school?

West End School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend West End School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 542 students attended West End School.

What is the racial makeup of West End School?

Students at West End School are 66% Hispanic, 20% African American, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West End School attend?

Students who attend West End School usually go on to attend: Middle : North Plainfield Middle School Middle : Somerset School High : North Plainfield High School

West End School

Public PK, KG-4

447 Greenbrook Road
North Plainfield, NJ 07060-1738

(908) 769-6083

District: North Plainfield School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1142^nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,488

Students who attend West End School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 542

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

African American:

19.6%

White:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West End School ranks worse than 85.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the North Plainfield School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details West End School has the largest elementary school student body size in the North Plainfield School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.1%), African American (19.6%), White (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the North Plainfield School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West End School is 10.4. 1 elementary schools in the North Plainfield School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West End School is $10,488, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the North Plainfield School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

West End School:

SchoolDigger ranks West End School 1142^nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See West End School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

North Plainfield School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Plainfield School District 568^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West End School

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Rank History for all students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	37.93	852^nd	1204	29.2%
2004	21.11	1100^th	1298	15.3%
2005	25.12	1079^th	1303	17.2%
2006	28.81	1061^st	1314	19.3%
2007	21.84	1128^th	1329	15.1%
2008	25.24	1118^th	1338	16.4%
2009	30.08	1066^th	1346	20.8%
2010	38.68	974^th	1354	28.1%
2011	40.04	959^th	1360	29.5%
2012	35.07	1014^th	1363	25.6%
2013	29.24	1061^st	1367	22.4%
2014	25.27	1099^th	1363	19.4%
2015	16.94	1150^th	1357	15.3%
2016	18.69	1125^th	1346	16.4%
2017	19.36	1107^th	1352	18.1%
2018	22.37	1094^th	1353	19.1%
2019	18.79	1133^rd	1360	16.7%
2021	17.02	1080^th	1317	18.0%
2022	14.36	1167^th	1345	13.2%
2023	15.73	1142^nd	1342	14.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	10.95	409^th	434	5.8%
2019	15.76	421^st	463	9.1%
2021	28.82	310^th	411	24.6%
2022	24.34	392^nd	489	19.8%
2023	28.70	366^th	499	26.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	12.71	923^rd	1001	7.8%
2019	15.50	881^st	1007	12.5%
2022	26.31	669^th	949	29.5%
2023	22.43	730^th	958	23.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	27.20	763^rd	942	19.0%
2019	32.62	641^st	948	32.4%
2021	23.94	677^th	839	19.3%
2022	26.96	645^th	863	25.3%
2023	24.14	698^th	910	23.3%

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Rank History for Female students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	20.68	1090^th	1333	18.2%
2019	20.35	1085^th	1331	18.5%
2021	23.34	977^th	1290	24.3%
2022	15.32	1123^rd	1326	15.3%
2023	15.66	1113^th	1318	15.6%

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Rank History for Male students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	26.96	1010^th	1334	24.3%
2019	20.07	1076^th	1335	19.4%
2021	14.94	1104^th	1297	14.9%
2022	15.14	1118^th	1324	15.6%
2023	17.93	1071^st	1315	18.6%

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Rank History for African American students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	90.85	30^th	517	94.2%
2019	67.48	139^th	522	73.4%
2021	53.27	171^st	456	62.5%
2022	40.93	292^nd	494	40.9%
2023	30.44	343^rd	463	25.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	21.71	687^th	870	21.0%
2019	24.29	683^rd	899	24.0%
2021	29.69	677^th	896	24.4%
2022	26.57	702^nd	953	26.3%
2023	28.70	704^th	982	28.3%

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Rank History for White students at West End School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	21.62	855^th	1022	16.3%
2019	35.28	706^th	1023	31.0%
2021	35.02	657^th	964	31.8%
2022	3.50	937^th	976	4.0%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West End School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	431	21	16	15	0	n/a	n/a	483
1989	393	24	33	27	0	n/a	n/a	477
1990	337	24	32	81	0	n/a	n/a	474
1991	324	40	37	78	1	n/a	n/a	480
1992	309	39	39	125	0	n/a	n/a	512
1993	298	51	23	120	0	n/a	n/a	492
1994	293	46	30	151	0	n/a	n/a	520
1995	298	80	40	150	0	n/a	n/a	568
1996	298	80	40	150	0	n/a	n/a	568
1998	265	79	51	216	0	n/a	n/a	611
1999	227	113	49	247	0	n/a	n/a	636
2000	196	123	60	257	0	n/a	n/a	636
2001	186	135	59	268	0	n/a	n/a	648
2002	146	133	73	321	0	n/a	n/a	673
2003	146	133	73	321	0	n/a	n/a	673
2004	151	126	67	336	0	n/a	n/a	680
2005	139	117	37	268	0	n/a	n/a	561
2006	128	100	41	242	0	n/a	n/a	511
2007	125	108	40	228	0	n/a	n/a	501
2008	118	114	41	224	0	n/a	n/a	497
2009	112	100	46	263	0	0	3	524
2010	114	115	47	253	3	1	4	537
2011	116	107	54	258	0	1	6	542
2012	103	113	49	289	0	1	6	561
2013	105	126	43	318	0	0	5	597
2014	116	132	32	319	0	1	5	605
2015	117	120	30	334	0	0	7	608
2016	94	111	24	324	0	0	3	556
2017	93	104	21	311	0	0	2	531
2018	99	96	15	297	0	0	2	509
2019	84	90	7	303	0	0	4	488
2020	72	90	8	322	0	0	6	498
2021	75	88	7	321	0	0	7	498
2022	62	87	8	344	0	0	7	508
2023	53	106	15	358	0	0	10	542

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West End School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	483	26.0	18.5	n/a
1989	477	25.0	19.0	n/a
1990	474	26.0	18.2	9.3
1991	480	29.0	16.5	9.8
1992	512	30.0	17.0	14.1
1993	492	32.0	15.4	14.6
1994	520	32.9	15.8	20.8
1995	568	36.0	15.8	21.3
1996	568	36.0	15.8	21.3
1998	611	38.9	15.7	20.6
1999	636	38.9	16.3	27.5
2000	636	40.1	15.9	37.4
2001	648	40.3	16.1	36.1
2002	673	40.0	16.8	40.7
2003	673	40.0	16.8	40.7
2004	680	50.0	13.6	40.4
2005	561	41.0	13.7	n/a
2006	511	39.0	13.1	44.8
2007	501	41.0	12.2	48.7
2008	497	40.0	12.4	51.9
2009	524	47.6	9.6	51.9
2010	537	37.0	14.5	50.1
2011	542	37.0	14.6	51.5
2012	561	44.6	12.5	56.5
2013	597	51.0	11.7	59.3
2014	605	49.0	12.3	64.6
2015	608	49.0	12.4	66.6
2016	556	49.0	11.3	65.5
2017	531	50.0	10.6	62.7
2018	509	49.0	10.3	62.1
2019	488	48.0	10.1	48
2020	498	46.0	10.8	62
2021	498	49.0	10.1	54.8
2022	508	50.0	10.1	50.8
2023	542	52.0	10.4	67.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West End School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	483	26.0	18.5	n/a
1989	477	25.0	19.0	n/a
1990	474	26.0	18.2	9.3
1991	480	29.0	16.5	9.8
1992	512	30.0	17.0	14.1
1993	492	32.0	15.4	14.6
1994	520	32.9	15.8	20.8
1995	568	36.0	15.8	21.3
1996	568	36.0	15.8	21.3
1998	611	38.9	15.7	20.6
1999	636	38.9	16.3	27.5
2000	636	40.1	15.9	37.4
2001	648	40.3	16.1	36.1
2002	673	40.0	16.8	40.7
2003	673	40.0	16.8	40.7
2004	680	50.0	13.6	40.4
2005	561	41.0	13.7	n/a
2006	511	39.0	13.1	44.8
2007	501	41.0	12.2	48.7
2008	497	40.0	12.4	51.9
2009	524	47.6	9.6	51.9
2010	537	37.0	14.5	50.1
2011	542	37.0	14.6	51.5
2012	561	44.6	12.5	56.5
2013	597	51.0	11.7	59.3
2014	605	49.0	12.3	64.6
2015	608	49.0	12.4	66.6
2016	556	49.0	11.3	65.5
2017	531	50.0	10.6	62.7
2018	509	49.0	10.3	62.1
2019	488	48.0	10.1	48
2020	498	46.0	10.8	62
2021	498	49.0	10.1	54.8
2022	508	50.0	10.1	50.8
2023	542	52.0	10.4	67.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for West End School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$705 (6.7%)	$9,783 (93.3%)	$10,488

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West End School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1133^rd of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 1142^nd of 1342 Elementary schools	1.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West End School)	25.8	25.5	0.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Plainfield School District)	26.9	23.5	3.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West End School)	32.4	23.4	9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Plainfield School District)	33.3	21.6	11.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West End School)	46	28.5	17.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Plainfield School District)	39.6	27.4	12.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	51.3	6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (West End School)	33.3	13.8	19.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Plainfield School District)	31.6	15.1	16.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	44.3	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	488	542	11.1%
African American	90	106	17.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	7	15	114.3%
Hispanic	303	358	18.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	84	53	36.9%
Two or More Races	4	10	150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	48%	67.5%	19.6%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)				NJSLA Mathematics (2023)				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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	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	(n/a)	(908) 769-6083	542	52	10.4	67.5%	53 (9.8%)	106 (19.6%)	358 (66.1%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	15.7	1142^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	14.9%		14.4	1167^th of 1345 public elementary schools	13.2%	25		25.5	28.5			23.4	13.8			$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	(n/a)	(908) 769-6063	251	27	9.2	81.7%	15 (6.0%)	15 (6.0%)	213 (84.9%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.5	1217^th of 1342 public elementary schools	9.3%		14.5	1164^th of 1345 public elementary schools	13.5%	53		23.4	17.3			22.4	4.4			$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	(n/a)	(908) 731-4220	413	35	11.8	75.1%	2 (0.5%)	85 (20.6%)	320 (77.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7.2	1289^th of 1342 public elementary schools	3.9%		10.8	1228^th of 1345 public elementary schools	8.7%	61	5.1	2.2	16.0	10.6		8.0	14.0	8.9		$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	(n/a)	(908) 731-4250	441	35	12.7	86.2%	2 (0.5%)	52 (11.8%)	380 (86.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	1239^th of 1342 public elementary schools	7.7%		8.6	1270^th of 1345 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	0.0	24.4	21.0	8.3		12.3	19.7	9.5		$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	(n/a)	(908) 731-4230	649	43	15.0	81.2%	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.2%)	588 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	1242^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	7.5%		9.3	1260^th of 1345 public elementary schools	6.3%	18	1.9	13.0	16.0	6.2		24.3	16.4	16.2		$10,327	$167	$10,160
Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 756-1234	532	36	14.7	58.6%	4 (0.8%)	106 (19.9%)	415 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23.1	1037^th of 1342 public elementary schools	22.7%		20.8	1061^st of 1345 public elementary schools	21.1%	24	5.4	19.3	52.7	38.3	47.4	19.2	16.3	4.1	15.8	$9,510	$673	$8,837
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 W Fourth St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 731-4240	354	25	14.2	93.8%	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	339 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7	1292^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	3.7%		16	1136^th of 1345 public elementary schools	15.5%	156		9.7	3.8			15.3	13.8			$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	(n/a)	(732) 752-8652	522	38	13.8	40.0%	70 (13.4%)	125 (23.9%)	164 (31.4%)	146 (28.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.5%)								(n/a)	25.9		47.8	50.4			44.8	44.4		$6,205	$157	$6,048
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 754-4620	282	24	11.6	24.5%	131 (46.5%)	28 (9.9%)	87 (30.9%)	18 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	38.9	822^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	38.7%		40.6	791^st of 1345 public elementary schools	41.2%	31		40.8	42.6			48.2	24.1			$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	(n/a)	(732) 968-1052	381	37	10.2	12.1%	180 (47.2%)	14 (3.7%)	86 (22.6%)	79 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	64.1	493^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	63.3%		66.9	460^th of 1345 public elementary schools	65.8%	33		47.8	65.3			48.5	56.2			$17,389	$93	$17,296

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