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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341314005610
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
E FRONT ST & FARRAGUT RD, PLAINFIELD, NJ 07060 · (908) 731-4300 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
352 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 17.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School this school | 423 | 83.2% | 19.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 383 | 82.5% | 19.2% |
| Carroll Robbins Elementary School TRENTON | 459 | 85.2% | 12.8% |
| Greater Brunswick Charter School NEW BRUNSWICK | 397 | 83.1% | 23.1% |
| Jackson Avenue HACKENSACK | 438 | 79.7% | 40.7% |
| School 8 PATERSON | 411 | 78.3% | 11.8% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,136 of 1,290 | #81 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #1,064 of 1,319 ▲ 72 | #62 of 93 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,181 of 1,319 ▲ 3 | #84 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #629 of 1,562 | #53 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,032 of 1,390 | #62 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #1,303 of 1,392 | #97 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #161 of 1,481 | #25 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #374 of 545 | #26 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
423
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 423 | 33.3 | 12.7:1 | 83% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 29.3 | 14.4:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 29.3 | 14.2:1 | 88% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 80% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 90% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 91% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 90% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 80% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 13 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (402 to 423); teachers up 28% (26 to 33.3).
About Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey. The student body numbers 423 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Plainfield Public School District, which runs Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School, has 15 schools and 8,522 students.
The large majority of students at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School, 89%, are Hispanic. Next come 9% Black. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
Teachers at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School total 33.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 352 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 83%. That is 31 points above the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Union County, median household income is about $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is one of 180 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 99,046 students.
The next-closest public school is Pinnacle Academy High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 22.4% on proficiency, and Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is below that at 19.6%.
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 423, starting from 415. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.3:1 to 12.7:1.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield Public School District
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Maxson Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Cedarbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Washington Community SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in PLAINFIELD
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- College Achieve Central Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Maxson Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Cedarbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Pinnacle Academy High School0.2 mi · 67
- East End School0.4 mi · 451
- Emerson Community School0.5 mi · 414
- College Achieve Central Charter School0.6 mi · 1,572
- Maxson Middle School0.7 mi · 721
- Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School0.7 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School?
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School have?
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School in?
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School is part of Plainfield Public School District.
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