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Union County Magnet High School

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 98% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Union County Magnet High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, with a student population of 311. The school is part of the Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which is ranked 81 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Union County Magnet High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Algebra II for 9th grade, compared to the district's 96.9% and 97.7%, and the state's 49.9% and 83%, respectively. Union County Magnet High School also boasts an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 100% in recent years, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0% to 1.2%.

When compared to other schools in the Union County Vocational-Technical School District, such as the Academy for Information Technology, Academy for Allied Health Sciences, and Academy for Performing Arts, Union County Magnet High School consistently outperforms these schools, indicating its exceptional educational quality. Furthermore, when compared to schools outside the district, such as John P. Stevens High School in the Edison Township School District and Westfield Senior High School in the Westfield Public School District, Union County Magnet High School maintains a significant advantage in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science.

297

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,753

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-2997

(908) 889-8288

District: Union County Vocational-Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.4%

White:

30.6%

Hispanic:

20.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (97% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school97%

District avg87%

New Jersey avg46%

7^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Union County Vocational-Technical School District

81^st of 609Union County Vocational-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	92.5	7 of 434	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	6 of 429	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	5 of 422	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	4 of 415	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	2 of 416	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	6 of 415	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	5 of 411	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.0	4 of 409	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	7 of 406	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.7	1 of 411	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	1 of 396	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	1 of 388	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	1 of 378	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	1 of 371	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.6	1 of 370	99.7%	★★★★★
2008	89.5	1 of 359	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	89.2	1 of 361	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.7	1 of 357	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	1 of 351	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	90.1	1 of 348	99.7%	★★★★★
2003	92.2	1 of 343	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	15 of 190	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	15 of 191	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	1 of 172	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	5 of 175	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	3 of 191	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	4 of 198	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	4 of 426	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	3 of 416	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	5 of 414	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	6 of 408	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	2 of 403	99.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	2 of 406	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	2 of 403	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	3 of 385	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 382	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 374	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	3 of 364	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	4 of 368	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	2 of 377	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 345	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	6 of 426	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	15 of 419	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	6 of 414	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	7 of 410	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 402	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	3 of 407	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	5 of 405	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	4 of 347	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	1 of 345	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	4 of 335	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	8 of 335	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	3 of 336	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	2 of 339	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	6 of 340	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts100%+50 vs state

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Science97%+66 vs state

Geometry90%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union County Magnet High School	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	297	15	19.9	10.4%	91 (30.6%)	22 (7.4%)	61 (20.5%)	114 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	92.5	7^th of 434 public high schools	98.4%		93.4	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%	1		97.1	100.0			92.6		88.9	100.0	100.0	$8,753	$36	$8,717
Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	307	14	21.3	8.8%	94 (30.6%)	33 (10.7%)	67 (21.8%)	92 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.2%)	89.4	15^th of 434 public high schools	96.5%		93.9	4^th of 429 public high schools	99.1%	11		95.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.4	44.5	69.2	100.0	100.0	$8,671	$36	$8,635
Union County Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	67	24	2.8	10.4%	24 (35.8%)	12 (17.9%)	26 (38.8%)	4 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	78.3	55^th of 434 public high schools	87.3%					(n/a)			79.5	42.9	42.9						$8,313	$972	$7,341
Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	308	15	20.2	10.4%	91 (29.5%)	40 (13.0%)	77 (25.0%)	86 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	92.8	6^th of 434 public high schools	98.6%		92	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%	2		89.7	100.0	86.7	86.7	92.3	57.9	77.8		92.3	$8,221	$35	$8,186
Academy For Performing Arts	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	242	15	16.0	5.0%	104 (43.0%)	37 (15.3%)	73 (30.2%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	91.2	10^th of 434 public high schools	97.7%		80	55^th of 429 public high schools	87.2%	45	89.1	67.3	95.0	60.0	60.0		25.0	38.3			$11,042	$46	$10,996
Union County Technical	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Rd	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	502	25	20.3	10.2%	186 (37.1%)	76 (15.1%)	160 (31.9%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	89.3	16^th of 434 public high schools	96.3%		83.4	44^th of 429 public high schools	89.7%	28		73.2	98.3	70.8	70.8	100.0	46.7	68.0			$6,462	$23	$6,439
Hillcrest Academy-South	Public	9-12	1571 Lamberts Mill Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 654-8558	87	12	7.5	58.6%	5 (5.7%)	21 (24.1%)	60 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$40,503		$40,503
Lamberts Mill Academy	Public	6-12	1571 Lamberts Mill Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7581	42	9	4.4	26.2%	14 (33.3%)	11 (26.2%)	15 (35.7%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)											$42,194		$42,194
Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,776	155	11.4	2.5%	1,389 (78.2%)	43 (2.4%)	134 (7.5%)	150 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.0%)	80.5	50^th of 434 public high schools	88.5%		82.6	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%	2	87.5	68.1	69.2	43.0	42.1	79.5		79.5			$7,575		$7,575
Arthur L. Johnson High School	Public	9-12	365 Westfield Avenue	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 382-0910	785	62	12.6	10.1%	591 (75.3%)	21 (2.7%)	147 (18.7%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	52.5	183^rd of 434 public high schools	57.8%		52.8	183^rd of 429 public high schools	57.3%		68.6	24.6	62.1	25.8	25.4	56.8		56.8			$13,478	$122	$13,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Union County Magnet High School

Is Union County Magnet High School a good school?

Yes! Union County Magnet High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 434 New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Union County Magnet High School?

Students at Union County Magnet High School are 38% Asian, 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Union County Magnet High School in?

Union County Vocational-Technical School District

How many students attend Union County Magnet High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Union County Magnet High School.

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