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Academy For Information Technology

Public Grades 9-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

The Academy For Information Technology is a public high school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which is ranked 81 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking as high as 2nd out of 405 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating exceptional academic performance. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) across various subjects and grade levels often outperform the state and district averages by a significant margin, with 100% proficiency in several key areas. Additionally, the school has a high four-year graduation rate and a very low dropout rate, demonstrating its ability to support student success.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Union County Career & Technical Institute, Union County Magnet High School, Academy For Allied Health Sciences, and Academy For Performing Arts, the Academy For Information Technology consistently outperforms them in academic performance, graduation rates, and subgroup rankings. The school's specialized focus on information technology likely contributes to its strong results, and its exceptional performance for low socioeconomic status students suggests a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.

307

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,671

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-2997

(908) 889-8288

District: Union County Vocational-Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.6%

Asian:

30.0%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (90% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey high schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg82%

New Jersey avg40%

15^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	89.4	15 of 434	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	4 of 429	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	17 of 422	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	10 of 415	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	2 of 405	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	1 of 416	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	6 of 411	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	3 of 409	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	5 of 406	98.8%	★★★★★
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	88.1	8 of 359	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.2	1 of 361	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.7	1 of 357	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	2 of 190	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	2 of 191	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	11 of 172	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	2 of 175	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	6 of 165	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	15 of 191	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	10 of 198	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	40 of 426	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	20 of 416	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	9 of 414	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	4 of 402	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	1 of 408	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	1 of 403	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	6 of 406	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	4 of 403	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 382	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	6 of 374	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 364	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	2 of 368	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 377	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	20 of 426	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	7 of 419	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	15 of 414	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	6 of 410	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	10 of 402	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	16 of 407	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	3 of 405	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	21 of 347	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	8 of 345	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	3 of 335	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	6 of 335	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	7 of 336	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	9 of 340	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts100%+50 vs state

Algebra I100%+69 vs state

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Science96%+64 vs state

Geometry69%+15 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
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
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 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 Academy For Information Technology

What district is Academy For Information Technology in?

Union County Vocational-Technical School District

What is the racial makeup of Academy For Information Technology?

Students at Academy For Information Technology are 31% White, 30% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Academy For Information Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Academy For Information Technology.

Is Academy For Information Technology a good school?

Yes! Academy For Information Technology is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 434 New Jersey high schools.

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