Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 423 students
Emerson Community School
305 Emerson Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07062
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
414
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Plainfield Public School District
Union County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Emerson Community School
Emerson Community School is a public elementary school in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades K–5. It is part of Plainfield Public School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Union County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 414 students were enrolled, with about 11.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 414 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Plainfield Public School District
- County
- Union County
- NCES school ID
- 341314005618
Schools near Emerson Community School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.