John E Riley Elementary School

100 Morris Avenue, South Plainfield NJ, 7080 | South Plainfield Borough School District | 908-754-4620
  • grades PK-4
  • students 328
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 67% 29% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
61%South Plainfield
52%New Jersey

John E Riley Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 4 and is located in the district of "South Plainfield Borough School District" in South Plainfield, NJ. There are a total of 328 students and 24 teachers at John E Riley Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

John E Riley Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 67.0%, which is 29% higher than the New Jersey average.

John E Riley Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students328
Teachers24
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

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 John E Riley Elementary 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
All67%
365-69%
470-74%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
360-64%
470-74%
5n/a
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.

John E Riley Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 49.6% 48.5% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 10.1% 13.8% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 11.0% 15.5% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.1% 21.2% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.2% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3% 1.5% 3.1%

South Plainfield demographics profile

StatisticSouth PlainfieldNew JerseyNational
Population23,9618,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,8881,21591
Median age40.739.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%56%55%
Speak English71%69%79%
Speak Spanish12%16%13%

Education level achieved in South Plainfield

IndexSouth PlainfieldNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade87.4%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school86.2%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college58.8%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree42.4%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors37.1%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters13.7%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.6%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The John E Riley Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.