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Piscataway Magnet School

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Piscataway Magnet School ranks 203 rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 53% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Piscataway Magnet School is a public high school serving 640 students in grades 9-12 in Piscataway, New Jersey. The school is part of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District, which is ranked 199 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Piscataway Magnet School has struggled compared to other high schools in New Jersey, consistently ranking in the bottom half of the state over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is below the state and district averages, particularly in science, where only 24.3% of 11th graders were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 41.9% in the district and 31.3% statewide. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and low-income students performing relatively well.

While Piscataway Magnet School's performance is generally weaker than that of nearby schools like Metuchen High School and Edison High School, which consistently rank in the top 50-60 high schools in the state, it outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Dunellen High School and New Brunswick High School, which are ranked in the bottom half of the state. The school's per-student spending of $10,965 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 10-11 students per teacher is relatively low, which could be a strength in supporting student learning.

640

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,965

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Suttons Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854-5715

(732) 985-0717

District: Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

White:

17.2%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

!Near the bottom of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg49%

203^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

199^th of 609Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	203 of 434	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	309 of 429	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	292 of 422	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	331 of 415	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	349 of 405	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	310 of 416	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	227 of 415	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	303 of 411	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	345 of 409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	368 of 406	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	39.9	313 of 411	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.6	304 of 396	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	315 of 388	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	340 of 378	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	347 of 371	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	349 of 370	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	336 of 359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	342 of 361	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	318 of 357	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	333 of 351	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	330 of 348	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.5	317 of 343	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	24 of 283	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	54.7	106 of 282	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.2	220 of 250	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	99 of 256	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	192 of 247	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	116 of 254	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	65 of 266	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	67 of 191	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	229 of 426	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	307 of 420	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	281 of 416	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	295 of 414	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	346 of 402	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	285 of 408	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	224 of 403	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	176 of 406	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	297 of 403	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	185 of 385	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.8	325 of 382	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	289 of 374	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	201 of 364	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	126 of 368	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	102 of 377	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	184 of 358	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	113 of 344	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	230 of 324	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	241 of 326	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	160 of 347	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	67 of 345	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	252 of 426	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	321 of 419	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	252 of 414	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	342 of 410	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	347 of 402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	313 of 407	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	183 of 405	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	215 of 359	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	215 of 361	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	262 of 344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	241 of 333	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	247 of 349	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	215 of 347	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	236 of 345	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	272 of 335	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	241 of 335	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	329 of 336	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	140 of 340	58.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2024)65th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+14 vs state

Geometry62%+6 vs state

Mathematics49%-9 vs state

Science24%-7 vs state

Algebra I18%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piscataway Magnet School	Public	9-12	21 Suttons Lane	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 985-0717	640	63	10.1	65.3%	110 (17.2%)	67 (10.5%)	410 (64.1%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	203^rd of 434 public high schools	53.2%		30	309^th of 429 public high schools	28.0%	106	89.9	49.4	24.3	64.2	18.5		18.5	61.9		61.9				$10,965	$1,448	$9,517
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	102 North Fifth Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	493	42	11.7	40.6%	173 (35.1%)	49 (9.9%)	145 (29.4%)	96 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	46.5	226^th of 434 public high schools	47.9%		54.3	176^th of 429 public high schools	59.0%	50	84.3	58.3	41.3	47.3	4.3		4.1	26.9		26.9	66.7		66.7	$12,520	$784	$11,736
Edison High School	Public	9-12	50 Boulevard Of The Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5200	2,393	160	14.9	48.9%	387 (16.2%)	378 (15.8%)	679 (28.4%)	871 (36.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	67 (2.8%)	36.4	283^rd of 434 public high schools	34.8%		36.4	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%	10	76.4	52.6	31.2	46.8	8.1		8.1	31.5		31.5	85.1		85.1	$7,321	$236	$7,085
Piscataway Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Behmer Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 981-0700	2,144	155	13.8	42.9%	262 (12.2%)	583 (27.2%)	544 (25.4%)	677 (31.6%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	57 (2.7%)	47.2	220^th of 434 public high schools	49.3%		52.1	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%	33	79.1	59.6	35.5	50.2	7.6		7.5	49.5		49.3	95.5		95.5	$7,617	$163	$7,454
New Brunswick Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 Baldwin street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 745-5300	85	6	14.1	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.5
Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	173	13	13.8	1.7%	8 (4.6%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.5%)	153 (88.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.8	57^th of 434 public high schools	86.9%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	17											100.0		100.0	$11,783	$322	$11,461
New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,443	173	14.1	88.1%	6 (0.2%)	143 (5.9%)	2,282 (93.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.2	345^th of 434 public high schools	20.5%		18.8	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%	19	74.7	34.0	15.1	23.8	6.6		6.6	21.2		20.5				$8,526		$8,526
Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	718	60	11.8	9.3%	336 (46.8%)	29 (4.0%)	104 (14.5%)	185 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	80.2	51^st of 434 public high schools	88.2%		82.7	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%	4		83.8	51.8	86.1	41.8	9.1	38.5	88.0		88.0	100.0		100.0	$8,384		$8,384
South Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	200 Lake Street	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	1,044	93	11.2	36.3%	348 (33.3%)	140 (13.4%)	385 (36.9%)	141 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	19 (1.8%)	57.1	164^th of 434 public high schools	62.2%		59.4	150^th of 429 public high schools	65.0%	14	89.3	66.2	38.6	42.4	23.1		23.6	62.0		62.0				$6,934		$6,934
Dunellen High School	Public	9-12	411 First Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	409	36	11.3	48.9%	83 (20.3%)	56 (13.7%)	245 (59.9%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	36.2	284^th of 434 public high schools	34.6%		29.3	314^th of 429 public high schools	26.8%	30	83.9	62.3	20.0	29.7	2.8		5.3	50.0	15.4	25.3		45.5	45.5	$7,075		$7,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Piscataway Magnet School

Is Piscataway Magnet School a good school?

Piscataway Magnet School ranks 203^rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Piscataway Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Piscataway Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Piscataway Magnet School?

Students at Piscataway Magnet School are 64% Hispanic, 17% White, 10% African American, 8% Asian.

What district is Piscataway Magnet School in?

Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

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