North Plainfield Middle School

North Plainfield Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle schools in North Plainfield, New Jersey, overseen by North Plainfield School District, with 538 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.

North Plainfield School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,487 students; North Plainfield Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, North Plainfield Middle School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 15% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Somerset County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, North Plainfield Middle School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Plainfield Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Somerset County put median household earnings sit near $140,374, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Somerset County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), North Plainfield Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Stony Brook School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Plainfield Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 21.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. North Plainfield Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 540 (now 538). Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.