Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (PAAAS) is a

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six-year

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specializing in visual and performing arts that serves students in

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through

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s from Plainfield, in Union County,

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, United States. The school is part of the

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, one of New Jersey's 31 former

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s. Opened in September 2009, the school requires that students are residents of the city who have been enrolled in the district for a minimum of a year. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 385 students and 39.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.9:1. There were 243 students (63.1% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 61 (15.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Awards and recognition

Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (PAAAS) was ranked by '' U.S. News & World Report'' at 137th among New Jersey’s 551 secondary schools and ranked within the top 40% in the nation.

Administration

The school's principal is Gregory Sneed.Faculty and Staff
Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies. Accessed January 19, 2022.

References

External links

Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced StudiesPlainfield Public School District
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School Data for the Plainfield Public School District

"Plainfield school principal claims she's paid less because she's a white female"
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