Plainfield High School

Plainfield High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
950 Park Ave,  Plainfield, NJ
Plainfield Public Schools
3.4
2.6
1,925 Students
C-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Dion Roach
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
980
Average ACT Score
19
Math Proficiency
3%
Reading Proficiency
16%
Average GPA
3.27
Graduation Rate
68%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
C+
Teachers
C
College Prep
C-
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.27
Reading Proficiency
16%
Math Proficiency
3%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
130
Full Time Teachers
130
Teachers in First or Second Year
12.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
980
Math
500
Verbal
490
Average ACT
19
Math
18
English
19
Reading
20
Science
18
Number of AP Courses
5
AP Pass Rate
14.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

GreatSchools Rating

1
Test Scores
2
Equity
1
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
224:1

Student Diversity

Male
55.8%
Female
44.2%
Hispanic
81.5%
Black
17.3%
White
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Kean University 238 Students
Rutgers University–New Brunswick 219 Students
Montclair State University 208 Students
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ 134 Students
Rutgers University - Newark 120 Students
New York University 102 Students
Rowan University 95 Students
Seton Hall University 83 Students
New Jersey Institute of Technology 76 Students
Rider University 74 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 71 Students
Psychology 68 Students
Business 49 Students
Biology 38 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 35 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 26 Students
Computer Science 24 Students
Accounting 21 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 19 Students
Marketing 18 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 148 Reviews
5.0 Senior
4/9/2024
Plainfield high school is a school of many teachings and learnings. Secondary school is recommended for what it teaches and what you can become, my experience at that school is very good, what I have learned and what I have developed is good
3.0 Senior
1/25/2019
Well I can say about plainfield high school which is one of the schools that have their advantages and disadvantages but sometimes it was very good what I can say was that it had a bilingual program that was based on helping students who can not speak the language English for that it was convenient to have more detailed hel, but in mi opinion that program had to develop more to get better results.
5.0 Senior
1/11/2019
Studying at Plainfield High School is being a grate experience because teachers and and some administrators have been helping me a lot even though when I started high school I was 18 years old and I did my best, now I'm graduating high school in 3 years.
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2.6 6 Reviews
3.0 other
9/6/2023
Plainfield high school is just one of the many schools that make up the school district of Plainfield. A lot of people tend to complain about the school itself without having actually experienced going there, its always the hearsay, but I attended PHS. I had the opportunity to attend honor and advan...
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1.0 parent
4/6/2015
When a bogus superintendent eliminated all supervisory positions, things got worse. The best people are always forced out.
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3.0 student
1/13/2013
this school is changing , still needs to be more competitive although, people should take it perspective current events and positive ones as well.
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1.0 student
5/3/2011
the school is terrible, i am currently attending this school and some of my classes don't even have teachers (english)
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