Washington Community School

427 Darrow Ave, Plainfield NJ, 7060 | Plainfield City School District | 908-731-4230
  • grades PK-5
  • students 588
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 22% 59% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 21 in Plainfield
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
25%Plainfield
52%New Jersey

Washington Community School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Plainfield City School District" in Plainfield, NJ. There are a total of 588 students and 46 teachers at Washington Community School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Washington Community School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 21.5%, which is 59% lower than the New Jersey average.

Washington Community School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students588
Teachers46
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Washington Community School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All24%
330-34%
415-19%
520-24%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All19%
315-19%
425-29%
515-19%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Washington Community School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 1.2% 0.8% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 25.8% 41.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.4% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 71.7% 56.9% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3% 1.5% 3.1%

Plainfield demographics profile

StatisticPlainfieldNew JerseyNational
Population50,2528,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8,4331,21591
Median age34.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)41%56%55%
Speak English49%69%79%
Speak Spanish46%16%13%

Education level achieved in Plainfield

IndexPlainfieldNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade72.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school70.3%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college39.7%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree23.3%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors18.1%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters7.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Washington Community School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.