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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th 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
Plainfield High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	950 Park Avenue	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4390	2,077	156	13.3	75.4%	17 (0.8%)	326 (15.7%)	1,708 (82.2%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.5%)	8.9	413^th of 434 public high schools	4.8%		8	425^th of 434 public high schools	2.1%	12	42.3	28.1		9.8				16.2				4.9		4.8	14.6		14.6				$23,483	$778	$22,705
Barack Obama Green Charter School	0.8mi	Public, Charter	6-12	35 Watchung ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Barack Obama Green Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 251-6467	358	25	14.3	78.2%	1 (0.3%)	92 (25.7%)	262 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.2	405^th of 434 public high schools	6.7%		17.7	370^th of 434 public high schools	14.7%	35	46.6	27.6	0.0	1.7	22.2	25.6	22.5	28.8	22.2	9.3	7.5	5.9		5.9							$16,518	$2,080	$14,438
Pinnacle Academy High School	1.1mi	Public	9-12	209 Berckman St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 731-4270	67	3	22.3	74.6%	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)	55 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.9																				$39,147	$883	$38,264
South Plainfield High School	1.5mi	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%)	46.8	214^th of 434 public high schools	50.7%		57.1	164^th of 434 public high schools	62.2%	50	74.3	58.2		27.1				47.0				27.7		27.6	63.1		61.2				$22,299	$125	$22,174
North Plainfield High School	1.7mi	Public	9-12	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Somerset County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6000	1,141	100	11.4	75.7%	86 (7.5%)	189 (16.6%)	828 (72.6%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	20.9	356^th of 434 public high schools	18.0%		24.2	340^th of 434 public high schools	21.7%	16	60.5	43.4		8.0				31.5				14.5		14.5	33.3		31.0				$26,002	$507	$25,495
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	2.4mi	Public	6-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	357	40	8.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	112 (31.4%)	239 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	31.4	301^st of 434 public high schools	30.6%		20.5	357^th of 434 public high schools	17.7%	56	72.5	47.8	5.7	18.8	67.8	71.0	51.5	45.0	28.6	35.5	14.3	13.1		13.1	18.2		18.2				$31,929	$768	$31,161
Union County Career & Technical Institute	2.9mi	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%)								(n/a)																					$16,593	$868	$15,725
Academy For Allied Health Sciences	3.0mi	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%)	89.2	22^nd of 434 public high schools	94.9%		92.8	6^th of 434 public high schools	98.6%	16				82.6				100.0				94.4		94.4	86.4	50.0	66.6	66.6		62.5	$16,763	$948	$15,815
Academy For Performing Arts	3.0mi	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%)	81.5	48^th of 434 public high schools	88.9%		91.2	10^th of 434 public high schools	97.7%	38				60.9				91.4				70.0		70.0		34.4	42.5				$21,621	$1,168	$20,453
Union County Technical	3.0mi	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%)	91.4	14^th of 434 public high schools	96.8%		89.3	16^th of 434 public high schools	96.3%	2				76.3				98.3				90.9		90.9	83.3	56.6	64.3	100.0		85.7	$12,253	$584	$11,669

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