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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 07062

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Schools

1,745

Students

Top rankedFrederic W. Cook Elementary School580^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Frederic W. Cook Elementary School up 199 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School

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Summary:

The 07062 zip code area in Plainfield, New Jersey is home to 4 elementary schools that are part of the Plainfield Public School District. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and face significant challenges, with the district ranked 564 out of 609 in the state and having a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the 4 schools, Frederic W. Cook Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, earning 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School appears to be the lowest-performing, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools and struggling to meet the district and state proficiency levels.

Across the 4 schools, there are concerning trends, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and a large percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage. The data also reveals wide variations in student-teacher ratios, with Frederic W. Cook Elementary School having a much lower ratio compared to the other schools. These factors likely contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed within the 07062 zip code area.

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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 (2025)	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
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	Public	K-6	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
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 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 07062

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plainfield	0.11 mi	22	471^st
Scotch Plains	0.9 mi	17	72^nd
North Plainfield	1.19 mi	6	505^th
Watchung	1.87 mi	2	107^th
Westfield	2.56 mi	14	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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