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Union County TEAMS Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey alternative schools

Summary

Union County TEAMS Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 326 students. While the school boasts a high four-year graduation rate, it also faces some significant challenges, including relatively low test scores and a high chronic absenteeism rate.

Academically, Union County TEAMS Charter School generally performs below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 5.3% to 62.5%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 5.3% to 37.5%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. When compared to nearby charter schools, such as Central Jersey College Prep Charter School and College Achieve Central Charter School, Union County TEAMS Charter School generally performs worse in terms of test scores and other key metrics.

Another area of concern for the school is its high chronic absenteeism rate, which has ranged from 3.8% to 16.6% over the past few years. This is a significant issue, as chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.09% to 84.57% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students. To improve student outcomes, the school may need to implement targeted interventions, strengthen its instructional practices, and address the factors contributing to chronic absenteeism.

304

Students ?

38.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,143

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 517 West Fourth Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060

(908) 754-9043

District: Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.2%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Geometry scores 53 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,025^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

495^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

332^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1025 of 1347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1134 of 1338	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1158 of 1342	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1035 of 1345	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	890 of 1317	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	778 of 1360	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	778 of 1353	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	770 of 1352	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	886 of 1346	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	931 of 1357	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	1037 of 1363	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1215 of 1367	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.4	775 of 1363	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	969 of 1360	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.7	718 of 1354	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	877 of 1346	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	856 of 1338	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.2	1049 of 1329	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	1077 of 1314	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	332 of 463	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	230 of 469	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	287 of 463	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	207 of 494	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	78 of 456	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	71 of 522	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	115 of 517	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	664 of 1326	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.6	1008 of 1317	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1003 of 1318	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	932 of 1326	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	768 of 1290	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	895 of 1331	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	789 of 1333	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	488 of 989	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	619 of 982	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	441 of 953	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	361 of 899	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	607 of 1023	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.8	216 of 942	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	878 of 1318	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1065 of 1313	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1003 of 1315	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	883 of 1324	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	789 of 1335	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	903 of 1334	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	495 of 752	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	533 of 743	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	541 of 748	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	525 of 745	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	414 of 652	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	471 of 745	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	479 of 716	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	465 of 712	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	524 of 713	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	548 of 713	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	577 of 717	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	576 of 704	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.6	493 of 677	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	572 of 684	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	550 of 677	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	538 of 664	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	466 of 640	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	531 of 631	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	544 of 615	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	118 of 359	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	136 of 352	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	120 of 361	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	120 of 356	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	59 of 291	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	70 of 326	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	70 of 326	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	468 of 728	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	533 of 717	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	481 of 720	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	484 of 726	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	322 of 625	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	427 of 703	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	389 of 680	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	345 of 608	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	316 of 589	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	370 of 587	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	370 of 591	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	165 of 480	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	137 of 524	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	43.8	278 of 504	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	197 of 613	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	281 of 584	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	121 of 467	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	173 of 522	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	466 of 726	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	482 of 719	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	543 of 718	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	534 of 730	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	515 of 635	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	522 of 697	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	529 of 675	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	332 of 434	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	349 of 429	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	362 of 422	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	305 of 405	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	284 of 416	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	146 of 415	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.8	211 of 411	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.0	127 of 409	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.8	295 of 406	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.0	292 of 411	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	318 of 396	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	71.9	116 of 388	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	169 of 283	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	212 of 282	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	127 of 256	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	139 of 247	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	102 of 254	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	30 of 266	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	343 of 426	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	378 of 420	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	331 of 416	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	391 of 414	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	316 of 402	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	323 of 408	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	175 of 403	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	236 of 406	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	261 of 403	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	277 of 385	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	338 of 382	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	178 of 374	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	102 of 364	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	87 of 368	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	206 of 377	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.2	33 of 345	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	259 of 426	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.5	376 of 419	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	355 of 414	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	337 of 410	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	304 of 402	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	194 of 407	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	193 of 405	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)51st percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

Algebra I14%-17 vs state

Science14%-13 vs state

Geometry0%-53 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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)
Developmental Learning Center Warren	Public, Alternative	1-12	217 Mountain View Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 762-5600	94	16	5.8	11.7%	26 (27.7%)	28 (29.8%)	24 (25.5%)	16 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$73,146	$1,679	$71,467
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
Piscataway Regional Day School	Public, Alternative	1-12	1670 Stelton Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 985-8752	119	13	9.0	20.2%	16 (13.4%)	20 (16.8%)	64 (53.8%)	15 (12.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Future Foundations Academy (FFA)	Public, Alternative	3-12	1690 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 978-1555	130			23.1%	17 (13.1%)	32 (24.6%)	58 (44.6%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)																										$44,750		$44,750
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
NuView Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Park Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 878-0070	46	5	8.5	34.8%	10 (21.7%)	14 (30.4%)	18 (39.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																										$55,587		$55,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Union County TEAMS Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Union County TEAMS Charter School?

Students at Union County TEAMS Charter School are 61% African American, 36% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Union County TEAMS Charter School a good school?

Union County TEAMS Charter School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of New Jersey alternative schools.

What district is Union County TEAMS Charter School in?

Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA

How many students attend Union County TEAMS Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Union County TEAMS Charter School.

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