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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ranks 127 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is a public high school serving 1,551 students in grades 9-12 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, which is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. The school consistently ranks in the top 30% of New Jersey high schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's students perform well on standardized tests, with 63% proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts for 9th grade and 81.6% proficient or better in NJGPA/Mathematics for 11th grade, both significantly higher than the state averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 94%, which is higher than the state average, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.3% to 1.2% in recent years. While the school serves a relatively affluent student population, with a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, its performance is strong across different student subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School performs well, ranking higher than Westfield Senior High School and Governor Livingston High School. However, it does not match the performance of some specialized magnet schools in the Union County Vocational-Technical School District, such as Union County Magnet High School, Academy for Information Technology, and Academy for Allied Health Sciences, which consistently rank among the top 20 high schools in New Jersey.

1,562

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,238

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

667 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 889-8600

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Feeder schools for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School:

Elementary:	Evergreen Elementary School
	Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
	J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
	School One Elementary
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	William J. McGinn Elementary School
Middle:	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
	Terrill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 22 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg43%

127^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 609Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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	63.8	127 of 434	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	125 of 429	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	127 of 422	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	84 of 415	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	63 of 405	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	80 of 416	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	66 of 415	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.3	48 of 411	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	61.0	97 of 409	76.3%	★★★★☆
2015	61.5	82 of 406	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	104 of 411	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.7	88 of 388	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	85 of 378	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	77 of 371	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.3	99 of 370	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	96 of 359	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	106 of 361	70.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	64 of 357	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	102 of 351	70.9%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	109 of 348	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.7	70 of 343	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	73 of 283	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	64 of 282	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	37 of 250	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	24 of 256	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	48 of 247	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	38 of 254	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	34 of 266	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	96 of 190	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	83 of 191	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	87 of 172	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	66 of 175	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	69 of 165	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	64 of 191	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	40 of 198	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	112 of 426	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	95 of 420	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	149 of 416	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	96 of 414	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	65 of 402	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	75 of 408	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	60 of 403	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	73 of 406	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	77 of 403	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	70 of 385	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	41 of 382	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	65 of 374	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	30 of 364	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	29 of 368	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	106 of 377	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	22 of 358	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	44 of 347	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	22 of 345	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	66 of 426	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	98 of 419	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	97 of 414	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	56 of 410	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	63 of 402	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	74 of 407	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	59 of 405	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	37 of 359	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	33 of 361	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.7	48 of 339	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	30 of 344	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	65.0	62 of 333	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	16 of 355	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	82 of 347	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	72 of 345	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	87 of 335	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	55 of 335	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	81 of 336	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	67 of 339	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	49 of 340	85.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+24 vs state

English Language Arts63%+13 vs state

Geometry55%~ state avg

Science52%+21 vs state

Algebra I10%-22 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
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Public	9-12	667 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8600	1,562	117	13.3	5.6%	974 (62.4%)	127 (8.1%)	247 (15.8%)	134 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.6%)	63.8	127^th of 434 public high schools	70.7%		65.2	125^th of 429 public high schools	70.9%	2	81.6	52.2	63.0	9.9	9.8	54.9		54.9			$9,238	$37	$9,201
Hillcrest Academy-North	Public	9-12	2630 Plainfield Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-9366	74	10	7.7	63.5%	6 (8.1%)	15 (20.3%)	53 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$40,949		$40,949
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
Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	849	82	10.3	3.1%	573 (67.5%)	15 (1.8%)	129 (15.2%)	92 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	74.3	72^nd of 434 public high schools	83.4%		75.1	77^th of 429 public high schools	82.1%	5	86.5	53.1	75.2	20.0	19.4	61.8		61.3	100.0	100.0	$11,268	$95	$11,173
Pinnacle Academy High School	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)
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
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 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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary : Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
Elementary : J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
Elementary : School One Elementary
Elementary : William J. McGinn Elementary School
Middle : Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
Middle : Terrill Middle School

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ranks 127^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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