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William J. McGinn Elementary School

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William J. McGinn Elementary School ranks 169 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

William J. McGinn Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades K-4 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. With 549 students, the school is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, which is ranked 137 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

William J. McGinn Elementary School consistently outperforms state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68% of 3rd graders and 78.4% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.9% and 53.6% for the district and state, respectively. In Mathematics, 70.2% of 3rd graders and 83.5% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 70% and 46.7% for the district and state. The school also has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and special education students.

While William J. McGinn Elementary School is a high-performing school, it is not necessarily the top-performing school in the immediate vicinity. Other nearby schools, such as J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School and Howard B. Brunner Elementary School, have also consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state. Additionally, the school's very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch may indicate a lack of socioeconomic diversity, which could raise concerns about equity and access to educational opportunities for students from lower-income families.

543

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,178

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Roosevelt Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 233-7950

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Students who attend William J. McGinn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Terrill Middle School
High:	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg49%

169^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

137^th of 609Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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	87.1	169 of 1347	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	162 of 1338	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	172 of 1342	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	307 of 1345	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	252 of 1317	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	216 of 1360	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	156 of 1353	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	254 of 1352	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	148 of 1346	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.8	162 of 1357	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	181 of 1363	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	176 of 1367	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	263 of 1363	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.1	130 of 1360	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	83.2	124 of 1354	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	79.9	212 of 1346	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	81.2	131 of 1338	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	89 of 1329	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	81.2	126 of 1314	90.4%	★★★★★
2005	84.7	47 of 1303	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	82.9	116 of 1298	91.1%	★★★★★
2003	89.2	17 of 1204	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	116 of 330	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	197 of 340	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.8	33 of 346	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	59.3	151 of 348	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	166 of 339	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	242 of 370	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.1	40 of 370	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	203 of 1326	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	191 of 1317	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	256 of 1318	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	312 of 1326	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	220 of 1290	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	215 of 1331	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	185 of 1333	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	152 of 1032	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	98.0	17 of 989	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	8 of 982	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	68 of 896	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	55 of 899	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	38 of 870	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	115 of 1318	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	135 of 1313	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	90 of 1315	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	278 of 1324	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	260 of 1297	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	202 of 1335	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	137 of 1334	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	43 of 1023	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	84 of 989	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	117 of 958	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	258 of 949	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	320 of 868	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	208 of 1007	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	194 of 1001	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	169 of 970	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	192 of 963	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	217 of 975	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	349 of 976	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	236 of 964	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	258 of 1023	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	196 of 1022	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+28 vs state

English Language Arts73%+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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William J. McGinn Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Roosevelt Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7950	543	42	12.7	1.1%	364 (67.0%)	13 (2.4%)	63 (11.6%)	67 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	87.1	169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.4	162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.9%	7		68.0	78.4		70.2	83.5		$8,178	$04	$8,174
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	434	34	12.9	4.4%	252 (58.1%)	37 (8.5%)	62 (14.3%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	89.2	137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.3	127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.5%	10		67.1	85.7		75.8	82.2		$8,968	$35	$8,933
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16 Kevin Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 757-7555	526	44	11.9	3.4%	329 (62.5%)	29 (5.5%)	62 (11.8%)	69 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.3%)	90.1	113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.6%		86.9	178^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.7%	65		78.5	75.0		83.2	74.0		$7,390	$09	$7,381
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7	62.1	76.3	67.2	68.9	80.0	75.4	$6,690	$306	$6,384
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
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2280 Evergreen Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-5331	449	37	12.0	2.2%	262 (58.4%)	35 (7.8%)	68 (15.1%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	64	492^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%		70.6	412^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.2%	80		47.3	61.3		64.2	55.0		$9,438	$41	$9,397
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	73^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	13	56.9	79.8	76.3	80.4	77.5	86.8	81.4	$6,401	$17	$6,384
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)								$4,578	$17	$4,561
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

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