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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 3,652 students in South Plainfield, NJ (there are , serving 299 private students). 92% of all K-12 students in South Plainfield, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).

The top ranked public schools in South Plainfield, NJ are Roosevelt Elementary School, John F Kennedy Elementary School and South Plainfield Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

South Plainfield, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in South Plainfield have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public schools.

Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).