Enrollment
358
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE BARACK OBAMA GREEN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340074003047
The Barack Obama Green Charter School
35 Watchung ave, Plainfield, NJ 07060 · (877) 643-4064 · Union County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
280 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 16% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
18.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 16.5% |
% 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 The Barack Obama Green Charter School
The Barack Obama Green Charter School's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School this school | 358 | 78.2% | 14.2% |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD | 357 | 77.3% | 26.0% |
| J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy Elizabeth | 415 | 81.0% | 24.5% |
| Newark School of Global Studies Newark | 377 | 83.6% | 12.8% |
| Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark | 275 | 88.0% | 10.9% |
| Perth Amboy Magnet School PERTH AMBOY | 269 | 74.3% | 38.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 The Barack Obama Green Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #351 of 397 | #26 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #334 of 400 ▼ 42 | #23 of 31 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #357 of 395 ▲ 9 | #30 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #358 of 442 | #26 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #333 of 388 | #18 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #298 of 389 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #33 of 405 | #7 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.3% | #13 of 173 | #1 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high 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
358
+118 (+49%) vs 2020
+244% since 2010-11, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 78% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 25.5 | 12.2:1 | 59% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 26.5 | 9.7:1 | 65% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 80% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 86% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 77% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Barack Obama Green Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (243 to 358); teachers up 25% (20 to 25).
About The Barack Obama Green Charter School
In Plainfield, New Jersey, part of Union County, The Barack Obama Green Charter School is a high school. It reports enrollment of 358 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 61% below the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School reports to The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District.
Of every 100 students at The Barack Obama Green Charter School, about 73 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 26% Black. Among all residents of Union County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 1.6 students per teacher. About 78% of students at The Barack Obama Green Charter School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Union County is 26 points.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of New Jersey public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, The Barack Obama Green Charter School would be expected to post about 23.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.2%.
For the population of Union County, the median household earns about $103,202 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The Barack Obama Green Charter School shares Union County with 179 other public schools.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School is about 0.3 miles from Somerset School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 14.2% is below the 21.8% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The Barack Obama Green Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
The school counted 240 students in 2020-21 and 358 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 11.4 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for The Barack Obama Green Charter School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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
- Somerset School0.3 mi · 485
- Charles H. Stillman Elementary School0.4 mi · 317
- Union County TEAMS Charter School0.6 mi · 304
- Pinnacle Academy High School0.7 mi · 67
- East End School0.7 mi · 451
- Cresthaven Academy Charter School0.7 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About The Barack Obama Green Charter SchoolHow large is The Barack Obama Green Charter School?
The Barack Obama Green Charter School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does The Barack Obama Green Charter School serve?
The Barack Obama Green Charter School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does The Barack Obama Green Charter School have?
The Barack Obama Green Charter School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at The Barack Obama Green Charter School?
Student demographics at The Barack Obama Green Charter School are roughly 0% White, 73% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees The Barack Obama Green Charter School?
The Barack Obama Green Charter School is overseen by The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District in Union County.
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