Somerset School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 485 students
Maxson Middle School
920 E Seventh St, Plainfield, NJ 07062
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
721
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Plainfield Public School District
Union County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 430 New Jersey middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey middle 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 Maxson Middle School
Maxson Middle School is a public middle school in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades 6–8. 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, 721 students were enrolled, with about 9.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New Jersey middle school (10.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 430 New Jersey middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 721 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Plainfield Public School District
- County
- Union County
- NCES school ID
- 341314005608
Schools near Maxson Middle School
All 22 schools in Plainfield →
Terrill Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 822 students
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 913 students
Hubbard Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 737 students
North Plainfield Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 538 students
Grant Elementary School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 568 students
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.