Editing Plainfield, New Jersey (section)

===Public schools===
The [[Plainfield Public School District]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref>

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,097 students and 628.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 16.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413140&DistrictID=3413140 District information for Plainfield Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413140 School Data for the Plainfield Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
DeWitt D. Barlow Elementary School<ref>[http://barlow.plainfieldnjk12.org/ DeWitt D. Barlow Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (417 students; in grades K–5), 
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School<ref>[https://booker.plainfieldnjk12.org/o/cabs Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (NA; PreK–5), 
Cedarbrook K-8 Center<ref>[http://cedarbrook.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Cedarbrook K-8 Center], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (623; K–8), 
Clinton Elementary School<ref>[http://clinton.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Clinton Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (413; K–5), 
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School<ref>[http://cook.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Frederic W. Cook Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (389; K–5), 
Emerson Community School<ref>[http://emerson.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Emerson Community School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (509; K–5), 
Evergreen Elementary School<ref>[http://evergreen.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Evergreen Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (602; K–5), 
Jefferson Elementary School<ref>[http://jefferson.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Jefferson Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (441; K–5), 
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School<ref>[https://stillman.plainfieldnjk12.org/o/ses Charles H. Stillman Elementary School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (354; K–5), 
Washington Community School<ref>[http://washington.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Washington Community School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (649; K–5), 
Frank J. Hubbard Middle School<ref>[http://hubbard.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Frank J. Hubbard Middle School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (775; 6–8), 
Maxson Middle School<ref>[http://maxson.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Maxson Middle School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (818; 6–8), 
Pinnacle Academy High School<ref>[https://pinnacle.plainfieldnjk12.org/o/pahs Pinnacle Academy High School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (90; 9–12), 
[[Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies]]<ref>[http://paaas.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (356; 7–12) and 
[[Plainfield High School (New Jersey)|Plainfield High School]]<ref>[http://phs.plainfieldnjk12.org/ Plainfield High School], Plainfield Public School District. Accessed October 9, 2024.</ref> (1,925; 9–12).<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/4160 School Performance Reports for the Plainfield Public School District]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4160 New Jersey School Directory for the Plainfield Public School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

The district's main high school was the 318th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-schools-alphabetical-list.html "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.</ref> The school had been ranked 280th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 307th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.<ref>Staff. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/the-top-new-jersey-high-schools-alphabetical.html "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 16, 2012. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> The school was removed in 2009 from the list of persistently dangerous schools in New Jersey.<ref>Spivey, Mark. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1821110621.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+06%2C+2009&author=MARK+SPIVEY&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Plainfield+High+School's+'persistently+dangerous'+label+dropped+by+state+department&pqatl=google "Plainfield High School's 'persistently dangerous' label dropped by state department"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723012711/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1821110621.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Aug+06%2C+2009&author=MARK+SPIVEY&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Plainfield+High+School%27s+%27persistently+dangerous%27+label+dropped+by+state+department&pqatl=google |date=July 23, 2013 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', August 6, 2009. Accessed April 10, 2012. "Plainfield Public Schools officials were notified via a July 31 letter from department Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gantwerk that the school was free of the label, the issuance of which is mandated by the Unsafe School Choice Option of the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind Act."</ref>

Plainfield is also home to New Jersey's first high school focused on [[sustainability]], the [[Barack Obama Green Charter High School]].<ref>[http://www.njfirstgreen.org/3educ_philo.html Educational Philosophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108111552/http://www.njfirstgreen.org/3educ_philo.html |date=November 8, 2011 }}, Barack Obama Green Charter High School. Accessed April 22, 2011.</ref>