Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary schools in PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, overseen by Plainfield Public School District, with 383 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Jefferson Elementary School records that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.0%; this one delivers 19.2%.

In the surrounding community, Union County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Jefferson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jefferson Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.6%.

Jefferson Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Jefferson Elementary School's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 421 (now 383). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 15% to 8%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Jefferson Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.