Summary:
The 07080 zip code area in South Plainfield, New Jersey is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the South Plainfield School District. While the district is ranked 316 out of 609 in the state and has a 2-star rating, a few schools stand out as top performers in the area.
South Plainfield High School is ranked 164 out of 434 high schools in New Jersey, with a 3-star rating. It boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%. The school also performs above the state average in several NJSLA/NJGPA test scores, particularly in Geometry and English Language Arts. Similarly, South Plainfield Middle School is ranked 326 out of 752 middle schools in the state, with a 3-star rating. It excels in Algebra I, with 96.2% of students proficient or better, and performs above the state average in English Language Arts for both 7th and 8th grades.
While the schools in the district tend to perform similarly on standardized tests, there is some variation in the elementary school performance. For example, John E. Riley Elementary School outperforms the district and state in 4th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the district as a whole faces a concerning issue of high chronic absenteeism rates, with all schools in the data set reporting a rate of 14.9%, which is higher than the state average.
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