Emerson Community School vs Frederic W. Cook Elementary School

Emerson Community School and Frederic W. Cook Elementary School are very closely rated, both scoring around 7.6 out of 10. Emerson Community School is significantly larger with 424 students, about 2.9× the size of Frederic W. Cook Elementary School (144). In math proficiency, Emerson Community School leads at 31.0%.

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Emerson Community School

Plainfield, NJ

7.6/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 5th

424 students

Frederic W. Cook Elementary School

Plainfield, NJ

7.8/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 5th

144 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Emerson Community School	Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
Overall Rating	7.6 / 10	7.8 / 10
Academic Score	7.0	8.4
Growth Score	9.7	9.9
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	74.5%	63.2%
Environment Score	3.2	1.5
State Rank	#605 of 2,466	#499 of 2,466
State Percentile	76th	80th

Test Scores

Subject	Emerson Community School	Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
Math Proficiency	31.0%	27.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	36.0%	32.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Emerson Community School	Frederic W. Cook Elementary School
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Kindergarten – 5th	Kindergarten – 5th
Enrollment	424	144
Student-Teacher Ratio	12.5:1	5.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	74.5%	63.2%
District	Plainfield Public School District	Plainfield Public School District
City	Plainfield	Plainfield

Neighborhood

Metric	Plainfield (07062)	Plainfield (07062)
Median Household Income	$92,711	$92,711
Median Home Value	$374,200	$374,200
Median Rent	$1,794	$1,794
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	30.8%	30.8%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	13.7%
Avg Commute	31 min	31 min

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