Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341314005616
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
739 LELAND AVE, PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062 · (908) 731-4215 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
98 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
55%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 36.8% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic W. Cook Elementary School this school | 198 | 49.5% | 43.3% |
| Norman S. Weir PATERSON | 272 | 59.2% | 34.9% |
| Kindergarten Success Academy ROSELLE | 217 | 61.8% | N/A |
| Martha F. Wilson Early Childhood Development Center CAMDEN | 306 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Yorkship Elementary School CAMDEN | 310 | 56.8% | 10.4% |
| Orange Early Childhood Center Orange | 195 | 63.6% | N/A |
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 Frederic W. Cook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #675 of 1,290 | #36 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #810 of 1,319 ▼ 7 | #38 of 93 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #217 of 1,319 ▲ 489 | #16 of 93 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,396 of 1,562 | #104 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #592 of 1,481 | #60 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #722 of 798 | #48 of 58 |
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
198
-192 (-49%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 198 | 36 | 5.5:1 | 49% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 29 | 5.0:1 | 63% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 73% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 69% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 60% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 55% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 59% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 52% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederic W. Cook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (203 to 198); teachers up 89% (19 to 36).
About Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey. The school reports 198 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Plainfield Public School District oversees Frederic W. Cook Elementary School and 14 other schools, with 8,522 students in total.
At 54%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Frederic W. Cook Elementary School combined. Other students are 40% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Union County residents are about 20% Black. Frederic W. Cook Elementary School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 36 full-time positions, a ratio of 5.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 49%. Across public schools in Union County, the average is about the same, 52%.
The model predicts 39.1% for a school in New Jersey with Frederic W. Cook Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Frederic W. Cook Elementary School posts 43.3%.
Within Union County, median household income is about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Union County number 180 and enroll about 99,046.
The next-closest public school is Maxson Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Frederic W. Cook Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.3% against a local average of 35.7%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment records show 390 in 2020-21 and 198 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.2:1 to 5.5:1.
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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
- Maxson Middle School0.5 mi · 721
- Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School0.5 mi · 816
- College Achieve Central Charter School0.6 mi · 1,572
- Emerson Community School0.7 mi · 414
- J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School0.8 mi · 526
- Pinnacle Academy High School0.9 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Frederic W. Cook Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Frederic W. Cook Elementary School?
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Frederic W. Cook Elementary School serve?
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Frederic W. Cook Elementary School have?
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frederic W. Cook Elementary School?
At Frederic W. Cook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 40% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Frederic W. Cook Elementary School in?
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School is part of Plainfield Public School District.
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