Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (PAAAS) is a magnet six-year public middle school / high school specializing in visual and performing arts that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Plainfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 former Abbott districts.Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Access June 1, 2016. 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.Bichao, Sergio. "Plainfield graduation plan stokes fears", Asbury Park Press, February 12, 2014. Accessed March 29, 2015. "The Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies opened in 2009 as a new kind of public school in an effort to combat the "flight" of families who did not want their children attending the city's middle and high schools. To get in, students must live in the city, have attended a Plainfield public school at least one year before applying, and interview and audition for admission."
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 345 students and 41.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1. There were 204 students (59.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 55 (15.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
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.Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed January 19, 2022.
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 Studies Plainfield Public School District
School Data for the Plainfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics "Plainfield school principal claims she's paid less because she's a white female"