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Washington Community School is an elementary school in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving 649 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, which is ranked 564 out of 615 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Washington Community School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with standardized test scores that are significantly below state and district averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 13% of 3rd-grade students, 16% of 4th-grade students, and 6.2% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42%, 51.3%, and 53.2%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is also low, with only 24.3% of 3rd-grade students, 16.4% of 4th-grade students, and 16.2% of 5th-grade students achieving proficiency or better, compared to the state averages of 45.9%, 44.3%, and 40.1%. Additionally, Washington Community School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14% in 2018-2019 to 23.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average.
When comparing Washington Community School to other nearby elementary schools in the Plainfield Public School District, it becomes evident that the school is among the lowest-performing in the district. For example, Cedarbrook Elementary School, which is located less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Washington Community School on standardized tests. Additionally, the racial makeup of Washington Community School is predominantly Hispanic, with a small percentage of African American students and even smaller percentages of other racial groups, which is not reflected in the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that the academic challenges faced by Washington Community School may be disproportionately impacting its Hispanic and African American students.
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