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Union High School

Public Grades 9-12

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Union High School is a public high school located in Union, New Jersey, serving 2,363 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, ranging from 217 to 326 out of 400-430 schools over the past 10 years, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively better, while Hispanic and White students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students, perform below average. Union High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 88.1% to 92.3%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 0.3% and 1.2%, which is relatively low.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Cranford High School and Millburn High School, which consistently rank in the top 10-15% of New Jersey high schools and have much higher academic performance, Union High School generally performs worse on key metrics. The school's lower performance may be influenced by the socioeconomic challenges faced by a significant portion of its student population, as well as its lower per-student spending of $8,460, which is below the state average.

2,410

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,460

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2350 North Third Street
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 851-6500

District: Township of Union School District

Feeder schools for Union High School:

Elementary:	Battle Hill Elementary
	Connecticut Farms Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Hannah Caldwell Elementary
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	Livingston Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Burnet Middle School
	Jefferson Elementary
	Kawameeh Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.7%

Hispanic:

30.2%

White:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg49%

326^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

426^th of 609Township of Union 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	27.6	326 of 434	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	301 of 429	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	297 of 422	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	279 of 415	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	253 of 405	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	217 of 416	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	219 of 415	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	286 of 411	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	280 of 409	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.9	277 of 406	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	311 of 411	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.5	288 of 396	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	302 of 388	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	303 of 378	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	302 of 371	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	287 of 370	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.3	279 of 359	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.9	259 of 361	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	270 of 357	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	271 of 351	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.7	245 of 348	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.9	240 of 343	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	149 of 283	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	118 of 282	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	80 of 250	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	83 of 256	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	92 of 247	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	39 of 254	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	59 of 266	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	151 of 190	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	162 of 191	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	124 of 172	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	156 of 175	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	133 of 165	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	139 of 191	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	147 of 198	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	135 of 215	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	171 of 191	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	52 of 161	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	95 of 137	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	44 of 138	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	113 of 146	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	316 of 426	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	280 of 420	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	301 of 416	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	274 of 414	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	251 of 402	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	211 of 408	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	226 of 403	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	247 of 406	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	277 of 403	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	191 of 385	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	214 of 382	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	180 of 374	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	159 of 364	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	162 of 368	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	241 of 377	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	165 of 358	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	176 of 344	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	139 of 324	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	111 of 326	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	78 of 347	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	117 of 345	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	299 of 426	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	306 of 419	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	271 of 414	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	266 of 410	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	248 of 402	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	213 of 407	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	228 of 405	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	278 of 359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	268 of 361	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	176 of 339	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	223 of 344	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	249 of 333	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	162 of 349	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	165 of 355	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	272 of 347	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	226 of 345	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.8	296 of 335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	217 of 335	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	290 of 336	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	199 of 339	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	199 of 340	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-18 vs state

Geometry29%-27 vs state

Science25%-6 vs state

Algebra I5%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 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
Union High School	Public	9-12	2350 North Third Street	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6500	2,410	157	15.3	51.2%	324 (13.4%)	1,078 (44.7%)	729 (30.2%)	205 (8.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (2.7%)	27.6	326^th of 434 public high schools	24.9%		31.1	301^st of 429 public high schools	29.8%	25	73.2	39.9		25.3			37.2				4.9		4.9	29.4		29.4				$8,460	$206	$8,254
Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	8-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	654	47	13.7	19.7%	335 (51.2%)	113 (17.3%)	141 (21.6%)	37 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	54.3	174^th of 434 public high schools	59.9%		45	228^th of 429 public high schools	46.9%	54	89.3	70.5		34.5			54.1				16.9		16.7	19.2		18.2				$13,994	$165	$13,829
David Brearley High School	Public	9-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	774	70	11.0	33.2%	354 (45.7%)	52 (6.7%)	313 (40.4%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	30.3	312^th of 434 public high schools	28.1%		28.3	323^rd of 429 public high schools	24.7%	11	79.7	46.6	9.7	19.8	57.5	48.8	34.7	50.9	13.1	57.7	9.9		19.0	52.4	9.3	17.8		30.3	30.3	$8,540		$8,540
Work Readiness Academy	Public	12	971 Suburban Road	Union	07083	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 633-2704	23	8	3.0	17.4%	7 (30.4%)	7 (30.4%)	8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$37,772		$37,772
Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,380	133	10.3	1.9%	601 (43.6%)	41 (3.0%)	70 (5.1%)	586 (42.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.7%)	84.8	32^nd of 434 public high schools	92.6%		91.5	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	22				80.1			82.9				57.7	18.2	53.7	92.1	35.9	78.5		91.0	91.3	$16,959	$34	$16,925
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,985	140	14.2	18.2%	1,022 (51.5%)	566 (28.5%)	171 (8.6%)	73 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.8%)	63.1	131^st of 434 public high schools	69.8%		51.5	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	62	89.7	76.3		60.8			68.8				9.4		9.2	29.1	21.7	28.2	70.0		69.7	$6,150		$6,150
Hillside High School	Public	9-12	1085 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	911	67	13.5	66.5%	67 (7.4%)	499 (54.8%)	329 (36.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	22.2	347^th of 434 public high schools	20.0%		29.9	311^th of 429 public high schools	27.5%	36	74.8	32.3		11.7			27.9				9.5		9.5							$7,219		$7,219
Roselle Park High School	Public	9-12	185 W Webster Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 241-4550	593	45	13.1	56.2%	151 (25.5%)	50 (8.4%)	361 (60.9%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	47.1	222^nd of 434 public high schools	48.8%		33.4	290^th of 429 public high schools	32.4%	68	87.8	55.4		20.2			46.5						18.2	34.8	0.0	23.5			60.0	$10,753	$277	$10,476
Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,913	127	15.1	62.5%	4 (0.2%)	1,332 (69.6%)	567 (29.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11.1	410^th of 434 public high schools	5.5%		10.9	408^th of 429 public high schools	4.9%	2	58.9	26.1		9.5			15.7				4.0	0.0	3.8	20.0		18.9				$11,803	$142	$11,661
Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery High School	Public	9-12	121-125 Chestnut Street	Roselle	07203	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 793-9800	10	3	3.7	50.0%	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$77,263	$31,800	$45,463

Union High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Battle Hill Elementary
Elementary : Connecticut Farms Elementary
Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Hannah Caldwell Elementary
Elementary : Livingston Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Burnet Middle School
Middle : Jefferson Elementary
Middle : Kawameeh Middle School

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