Emerson Community School

Emerson Community School, a mid-sized elementary school in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, overseen by Plainfield Public School District, educates 414 students, covering grades K through 5.

Plainfield Public School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,522 students; Emerson Community School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Emerson Community School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 25% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Emerson Community School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Emerson Community School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.4%, the actual is 29.4%, a residual of +3.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Union County put median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Emerson Community School is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

The closest other public school is College Achieve Central Charter School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Emerson Community School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Emerson Community School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 471 (now 414). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 42% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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