Impact of COVID-19 on Plainfield High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 377th of 416 High schools | Ranks 373rd of 422 High schools | 2.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield High School) | 19.2 | 18.5 | 0.7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 26.2 | 24.7 | 1.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Plainfield High School) | 10.8 | 6.5 | 4.3% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Plainfield Public School District) | 20.4 | 11.4 | 9% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Plainfield High School) | 28.6 | 4.3 | 24.3% |
9th Grade Geometry (Plainfield Public School District) | 28.6 | 3.4 | 25.2% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
10th Grade Algebra I (Plainfield High School) | 0 | 0 | |
10th Grade Algebra I (Plainfield Public School District) | 0 | 0 | |
10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 7.8 | 13.2 | 5.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Plainfield High School) | 6.6 | 5.9 | 0.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Plainfield Public School District) | 20.5 | 15.4 | 5.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Plainfield High School) | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.6% |
End of Course Geometry (Plainfield Public School District) | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 51.2 | 19% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1741 | 1925 | 10.6% |
African American | 457 | 333 | 27.1% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 6 | 200% |
Hispanic | 1261 | 1569 | 24.4% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 4 | 100% |
White | 10 | 10 | |
Two or More Races | 6 | 3 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.8% | 78.5% | 5.7% |