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Hubbard Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Hubbard Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 737 students in Plainfield, New Jersey, as part of the Plainfield Public School District. The most important finding is that regular English language arts results are low compared with both the state and nearby schools: Hubbard’s proficiency rates were 16% in grade 6, 21% in grade 7 and 24% in grade 8—35, 35 and 29 percentage points below state results, respectively, and below every nearby school at each grade.

Hubbard’s strongest result is Algebra I, a striking contrast with its regular-subject scores. In 2025–2026, 97% of students were proficient, compared with 40% statewide and 17% in the district; nearby Green Brook Middle School also scored 97%, while South Plainfield Middle School scored 100%. Eighth-grade science is a particular weakness: 1% were proficient, versus 19% statewide and 4% in the district, the lowest result among nearby schools. Algebra I is a specific course result, not a measure of achievement across all subjects.

Results have improved from 2022–2023, though major gaps remain: average ELA proficiency across grades 6–8 rose 5 percentage points and average math rose 5 points, while grade-8 science remained near 1%. Chronic absenteeism fell from 19% in 2023–2024 to 11% in 2024–2025, below the district’s 20% and the state’s 14%. SchoolDigger rates Hubbard at 1 star and the 12th percentile for 2025–2026, up from the 6th percentile in 2021–2022; nearby Maxson Middle School is lower at the 8th percentile. Context includes a free/reduced lunch eligible share of 86% in 2024–2025—the highest among nearby schools with comparable figures—and a student-teacher ratio of 11.1, above the nearby average of 10.3. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Hubbard serves African American students ranked the school at the 36th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with its overall 12th-percentile standing. Its measure for English Language Learner students was at the 30th percentile.

737

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,323

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

661 W Eighth St
Plainfield, NJ 07060-2233

(908) 731-4320

District: Plainfield Public School District

Students who attend Hubbard Middle School usually attend:

High:	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies
	Plainfield High School

Feeder schools for Hubbard Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedarbrook Elementary School
	Charles H. Stillman Elementary School
	Clinton Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	More...
	Washington Community School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.8%

African American:

11.0%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg18%

New Jersey avg42%

652^nd of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Plainfield Public School District

564^th of 607Plainfield Public 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
2026	14.5	652 of 743	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	659 of 752	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	679 of 743	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	694 of 748	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	700 of 745	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	678 of 745	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	660 of 716	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	625 of 712	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	626 of 713	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	659 of 713	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	683 of 717	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	682 of 704	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	663 of 677	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	663 of 684	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	647 of 677	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	640 of 664	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	612 of 640	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	598 of 631	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	589 of 615	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	565 of 599	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.7	555 of 588	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	550 of 574	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	212 of 331	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	211 of 359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	285 of 352	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	324 of 361	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	262 of 356	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	272 of 326	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	261 of 326	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	236 of 336	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	220 of 343	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	218 of 320	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	206 of 288	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	207 of 270	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	171 of 227	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	164 of 202	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	634 of 716	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	651 of 728	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	678 of 717	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	659 of 720	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	671 of 726	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	674 of 703	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	638 of 680	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	521 of 589	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	509 of 608	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	530 of 589	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	519 of 587	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	554 of 591	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	475 of 524	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	461 of 504	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	524 of 590	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	520 of 613	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	490 of 584	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	462 of 568	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	463 of 549	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	433 of 541	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	442 of 522	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	640 of 714	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	632 of 726	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	655 of 719	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	661 of 718	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	690 of 730	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	621 of 697	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	626 of 675	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	371 of 482	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	407 of 507	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	417 of 510	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	392 of 505	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	454 of 535	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	471 of 492	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	379 of 471	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)36th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+81 vs state

Algebra I97%+50 vs state

English Language Arts20%-33 vs state

Mathematics14%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	661 W Eighth St	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4320	737	66	11.1	86.4%	4 (0.5%)	81 (11.0%)	647 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14.5	652^nd of 743 public middle schools	12.2%		14.8	659^th of 752 public middle schools	12.4%	7		1.2		15.7	20.8	24.1		9.6	14.6	17.6		97.1	97.1			$23,323	$777	$22,546
Somerset School	Public	5-6	303 Somerset Street	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6080	485	51	9.4	82.1%	26 (5.4%)	80 (16.5%)	364 (75.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)	8.7		27.5	37.5			23.1	34.6								$20,745	$762	$19,983
Grant Elementary School	Public	5-6	305 Cromwell Place	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	568	52	11.0	35.4%	200 (35.2%)	60 (10.6%)	177 (31.2%)	104 (18.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.0%)								(n/a)	18.9		49.3	44.3			41.7	31.6								$13,353	$259	$13,094
South Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	2201 Plainfield Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	553	52	10.6	37.1%	182 (32.9%)	61 (11.0%)	203 (36.7%)	87 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	56.5	303^rd of 743 public middle schools	59.2%		52.8	326^th of 752 public middle schools	56.6%	23		19.4			55.1	58.9			38.0	25.8		100.0	100.0			$19,956	$287	$19,669
North Plainfield Middle School	Public	7-8	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 769-6040	538	52	10.3	78.6%	37 (6.9%)	80 (14.9%)	399 (74.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	20.9	592^nd of 743 public middle schools	20.3%		18.7	620^th of 752 public middle schools	17.6%	28		2.4			42.2	35.1			18.8	6.9		80.0	80.0			$20,259	$646	$19,613
Maxson Middle School	Public	6-8	920 E Seventh St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4310	721	78	9.2	76.7%	6 (0.8%)	106 (14.7%)	601 (83.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11.1	685^th of 743 public middle schools	7.8%		12.7	678^th of 752 public middle schools	9.8%	7		1.7		21.6	21.7	24.3		12.1	9.7	6.4		45.7	45.7			$24,025	$780	$23,245
Green Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	132 Jefferson Avenue	Green Brook	08812	Somerset County	Green Brook Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 968-1051	304	36	8.5	19.7%	129 (42.4%)	9 (3.0%)	78 (25.7%)	72 (23.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.3%)	70.8	189^th of 743 public middle schools	74.6%		69.5	206^th of 752 public middle schools	72.6%	17	47.5	27.9	68.9	51.4	81.6	70.4	63.9	51.4	40.0	25.0	93.8	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	$17,818	$59	$17,759
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dunellen Avenue	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	333	26	12.8	47.7%	74 (22.2%)	46 (13.8%)	192 (57.7%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	29	517^th of 743 public middle schools	30.4%		25.9	550^th of 752 public middle schools	26.9%	33		10.4		42.0	41.5	37.9		22.7	23.3	12.3		79.1	79.1			$16,757	$596	$16,161
Quibbletown Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Academy Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-0444	467	44	10.6	53.5%	47 (10.1%)	112 (24.0%)	133 (28.5%)	161 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	46	386^th of 743 public middle schools	48.0%		50.9	345^th of 752 public middle schools	54.1%	41		15.6		50.3	48.8	58.6		30.6	30.9	12.8	100.0	91.0	93.0			$18,181	$345	$17,836
Valley View School	Public	5-8	50 Valley View Road	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-4422	276	30	9.2	2.2%	133 (48.2%)	24 (8.7%)	43 (15.6%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	91.7	37^th of 743 public middle schools	95.0%		84.6	87^th of 752 public middle schools	88.4%	50	44.2	41.6	76.4	74.6	86.1	76.6	67.7	67.1	70.1	59.4		100.0				$20,961	$217	$20,744

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