Emerson Community School (Plainfield Public School District SCH DIST.), New Jersey - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Emerson Community School is a Elementary in PLAINFIELD, NJ. It currently serves 424 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Plainfield Public School District School District and all schools in New Jersey.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:424

Number of Teachers: 34

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.47

Location Info

Location: 305 EMERSON AVE, PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062

Mailing Address: 305 EMERSON AVE, PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062-1701

Phone: (908)731-4205

Website: http://www.plainfieldnjk12.org/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	73
Grade 2	75
Grade 3	66
Grade 4	76
Grade 5	67
Kindergarten	67

Gender/Sex of Emerson Community School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	221	52.12
Female	203	47.88

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Emerson Community School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.24
Black or African American	116	27.36
Hispanic/Latino	299	70.52
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.24
Two or more races	1	0.24
White	6	1.42

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	56	25.34
Hispanic/Latino	160	72.40
White	5	2.26

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.49
Black or African American	60	29.56
Hispanic/Latino	139	68.47
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.49
Two or more races	1	0.49
White	1	0.49

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	15	20.55
Hispanic/Latino	55	75.34
White	3	4.11

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	21	28.00
Hispanic/Latino	52	69.33
White	2	2.67

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	33.33
Hispanic/Latino	43	65.15
White	1	1.52

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.32
Black or African American	22	28.95
Hispanic/Latino	52	68.42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.32

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	20	29.85
Hispanic/Latino	46	68.66
Two or more races	1	1.49

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	16	23.88
Hispanic/Latino	51	76.12