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Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is a public elementary school in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving 422 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs below state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 22.9% of 3rd graders, 21.4% of 4th graders, and 30.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the state and district averages.

Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 29.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students (over 85%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families. As a result, Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools, Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Emerson Community School, another Plainfield public elementary school, outperforms Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School across all grade levels and subjects, with significantly higher proficiency rates. Similarly, Frederic W. Cook Elementary School, also in the Plainfield district, achieves much higher academic performance than Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School. Schools in neighboring districts, such as Bayberry School in Watchung and School One Elementary in Scotch Plains-Fanwood, also consistently outperform Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School.

423

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,430

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

E Front St & Farragut Rd
Plainfield, NJ 07060

(908) 731-4300

District: Plainfield Public School District

Students who attend Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.7%

African American:

8.7%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

New Jersey avg46%

1,189^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Plainfield Public School District

564^th of 609Plainfield 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
2025	14.1	1189 of 1347	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1202 of 1338	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1254 of 1342	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1202 of 1345	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1250 of 1360	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1191 of 1353	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1223 of 1352	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	1184 of 1346	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1266 of 1357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	1255 of 1363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	1238 of 1367	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1160 of 1363	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1242 of 1360	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	1201 of 1354	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	1230 of 1346	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	1088 of 1338	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1152 of 1329	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	1172 of 1314	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	1202 of 1303	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.4	1155 of 1298	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.9	1129 of 1204	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	440 of 463	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	332 of 494	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	384 of 522	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	281 of 517	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	382 of 597	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	353 of 559	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	352 of 499	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	326 of 489	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	343 of 463	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	275 of 434	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1151 of 1326	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1111 of 1317	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1174 of 1318	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1125 of 1326	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1241 of 1331	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1190 of 1333	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	790 of 1032	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	767 of 989	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	786 of 982	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	743 of 953	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	754 of 899	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	634 of 870	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	758 of 1023	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	714 of 939	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	672 of 910	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	625 of 863	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	680 of 948	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	708 of 942	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1118 of 1318	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1174 of 1313	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1214 of 1315	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1205 of 1324	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1159 of 1335	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1118 of 1334	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	783 of 1023	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	749 of 989	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	733 of 958	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	772 of 949	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	960 of 1007	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	913 of 1001	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2023)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

English Language Arts25%-26 vs state

Science7%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
School One Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	563 Willow Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-7731	424	34	12.4	9.0%	229 (54.0%)	37 (8.7%)	85 (20.0%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	67	455^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.2%		74.4	361^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.0%	94			44.1	75.7					54.9	70.5							$8,863	$53	$8,810
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School

What district is Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School in?

Plainfield Public School District

How many students attend Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School?

Students at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% White.

Is Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School a good school?

Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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