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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Maxson Middle School is a Middle in PLAINFIELD, NJ. It currently serves 798 students (grades 06-08). 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: Middle
Number of Students:798
Number of Teachers: 65
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.28

Location Info

Location: 920 E SEVENTH ST, PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062
Mailing Address: 920 E SEVENTH ST, PLAINFIELD, NJ 07062-1854
Phone: (908)731-4310
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 263
Grade 7 235
Grade 8 300
Gender/Sex of Maxson Middle School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 399 50.00
Female 399 50.00
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Maxson Middle School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.38
Black or African American 133 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 644 80.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0.63
Two or more races 3 0.38
White 10 1.25
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.75
Black or African American 71 17.79
Hispanic/Latino 317 79.45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.50
Two or more races 1 0.25
White 5 1.25
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 62 15.54
Hispanic/Latino 327 81.96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.75
Two or more races 2 0.50
White 5 1.25

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.38
Black or African American 49 18.63
Hispanic/Latino 207 78.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.76
Two or more races 2 0.76
White 2 0.76
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.43
Black or African American 39 16.60
Hispanic/Latino 192 81.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.43
White 2 0.85
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.33
Black or African American 45 15.00
Hispanic/Latino 245 81.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.67
Two or more races 1 0.33
White 6 2.00