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Cedarbrook Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cedarbrook Elementary School is a public school located in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 663 students. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, which is ranked 564 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedarbrook Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,078 and 1,287 out of around 1,350 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Cedarbrook's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels, and the school's performance is also below the Plainfield Public School District averages in these subjects.

Interestingly, Cedarbrook Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively higher for African American students and English Language Learners compared to Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 29.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring South Plainfield School District, such as John F. Kennedy Elementary School, John E. Riley Elementary School, and Franklin Elementary School, generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Cedarbrook Elementary School and the other Plainfield schools.

671

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,658

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1049 Central Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07060-2801

(908) 731-4280

District: Plainfield Public School District

Students who attend Cedarbrook Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

African American:

28.0%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,177^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

576^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1177 of 1347	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1166 of 1338	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1140 of 1342	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1078 of 1345	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1285 of 1360	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1223 of 1353	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1222 of 1352	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1194 of 1346	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1151 of 1357	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	1130 of 1363	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	1093 of 1367	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	1212 of 1363	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	1063 of 1360	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	1031 of 1354	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	1089 of 1346	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1175 of 1338	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	1116 of 1329	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	1153 of 1314	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1200 of 1303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.5	1140 of 1298	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.2	1096 of 1204	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	193 of 463	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	250 of 469	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	248 of 463	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	203 of 494	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	369 of 522	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	266 of 517	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	324 of 597	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	294 of 559	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	280 of 499	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	223 of 489	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.0	392 of 463	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	378 of 434	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1164 of 1326	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1122 of 1317	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1060 of 1318	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1047 of 1326	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1230 of 1331	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1165 of 1333	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	771 of 1032	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	763 of 989	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	696 of 982	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	618 of 953	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	792 of 899	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	726 of 870	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	754 of 1023	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	564 of 939	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	520 of 910	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	474 of 863	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	809 of 948	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	830 of 942	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1082 of 1318	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1118 of 1313	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1105 of 1315	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1014 of 1324	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1232 of 1335	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1213 of 1334	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	343 of 989	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	353 of 958	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	523 of 949	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	734 of 1007	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.6	382 of 1001	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	576 of 752	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	637 of 743	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	565 of 748	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	529 of 745	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	657 of 745	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	601 of 716	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	640 of 712	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	619 of 713	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	543 of 713	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	591 of 717	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.0	484 of 704	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.6	549 of 677	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	491 of 684	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.6	443 of 677	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	144 of 359	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	273 of 352	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	164 of 361	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	117 of 356	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	251 of 326	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	195 of 326	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	122 of 343	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	152 of 320	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	105 of 288	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	56 of 270	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	26.7	168 of 227	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	135 of 202	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	578 of 728	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	631 of 717	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	593 of 720	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	530 of 726	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	583 of 703	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	557 of 680	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	396 of 608	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	472 of 589	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	296 of 587	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	287 of 591	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	364 of 524	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	333 of 504	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	382 of 613	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	388 of 584	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	321 of 568	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	109 of 549	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	359 of 541	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	394 of 522	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	580 of 726	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	591 of 719	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	471 of 718	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	464 of 730	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.1	641 of 697	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	570 of 675	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	62.6	117 of 505	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	37.3	297 of 535	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+33 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

Science7%-17 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
Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	671	60	11.1	69.2%	5 (0.7%)	188 (28.0%)	463 (69.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	14.8	1177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.9	1166^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	11	8.0	5.4	31.2	25.0	23.2	29.3	34.7	37.8	25.0	17.6	21.0	23.2	18.8	18.9			$9,658	$142	$9,516
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
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
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
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
John E. Riley Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Morris Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	367	36	10.2	39.0%	118 (32.2%)	37 (10.1%)	167 (45.5%)	26 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	55.8	600^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.5%		41	782^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	41.6%	182			37.3	67.2					44.8	62.8							$6,256	$226	$6,030
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
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
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
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 Norwood Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	256	27	9.4	27.0%	112 (43.8%)	18 (7.0%)	73 (28.5%)	40 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	44.4	749^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.4%		49.2	678^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.3%	71			34.0	55.4					46.9	46.8							$5,833		$5,833

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