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Best Alternative Schools in Union County, NJ

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	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
Developmental Learning Center New Providence	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	330 Central Avenue	New Providence	07974	Union County	Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 508-1345	91	15	6.0	28.6%	23 (25.3%)	25 (27.5%)	31 (34.1%)	11 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																										$71,101		$71,101
The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	378	26	14.5	77.8%	1 (0.3%)	121 (32.0%)	253 (66.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	85.2	22.2	21.0	2.8	14.8	60.0	51.4	65.8	77.8	86.8	61.1	44.0	48.6	42.8	36.8	47.3	50.0		25.0	0.0	17.6			0.0	0.0	$9,791	$779	$9,012
Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	304	8	38.0	76.0%	0 (0.0%)	186 (61.2%)	110 (36.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)	80.8	30.8	12.5	9.7	18.5	13.6	5.3	62.5	48.5	33.4	58.1	35.7	13.6	5.3	37.5	30.3	16.7	12.9		14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0			$9,143	$631	$8,512
Union Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1524 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-1641	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,572	96	16.3	84.4%	1 (0.1%)	285 (18.1%)	1,278 (81.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)		67.5	13.0	7.8	13.9	60.0	47.9	52.1	59.0	60.6	66.4	81.5	50.4	31.3	27.8	32.1	22.0	35.4		50.0	49.6					$8,250	$601	$7,649
Westlake	Public, Alternative	4-12	1571 Lamberts Mill Rd	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-4181	46	9	5.1	26.1%	9 (19.6%)	16 (34.8%)	15 (32.6%)	6 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$42,925		$42,925

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