Summary:
The city of Scotch Plains, New Jersey is home to 15 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 8 high schools, all part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. The district is ranked 137 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating a high-performing school system.
Several schools stand out as top performers in the district. Union County Magnet High School and Academy for Allied Health Sciences are both ranked in the top 10 high schools in New Jersey, with exceptional test scores, high graduation rates, and low dropout rates. Academy for Information Technology is also a top-performing high school, ranked 15th in the state, with particularly strong performance in math and science. Among the elementary and middle schools, J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School and Terrill Middle School stand out with high academic performance across multiple subjects.
The district as a whole performs well above the state average, with high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and strong test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% across all schools is on the higher end, and there is a significant disparity in free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting pockets of socioeconomic diversity or challenges within the district. The specialized high schools tend to have higher spending per student, likely due to the additional resources and programming required for their specialized curricula.
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