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Burnet Middle School

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Burnet Middle School ranks 483 rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Burnet Middle School is a public middle school located in Union, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 959 students. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burnet Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, typically between 400-500 out of 700-750 schools. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 10.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 11% in the district and 20.7% statewide. However, the school's performance on Algebra I assessments is a bright spot, with 66.7% of students proficient or better, outperforming the district (25.8%) and state (38.2%) averages. Burnet Middle School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 17.9% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Burnet Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. African American and Hispanic students generally perform better than their Asian and White peers, ranking in the top 3 and top 5 in the state, respectively. In contrast, Millburn Middle School, located just a few miles away, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20 in the state and significantly outperforming Burnet Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels. This suggests that factors beyond just the district's overall ranking may be contributing to Burnet's lower academic outcomes.

970

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,436

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Caldwell Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 851-6490

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Burnet Middle School usually attend:

High:

Union High School

Feeder schools for Burnet Middle School:

Elementary:	Battle Hill Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Hannah Caldwell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.9%

Hispanic:

27.4%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg43%

483^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Township of Union School District

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	32.8	483 of 752	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	462 of 743	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	516 of 748	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	494 of 745	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	444 of 652	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	476 of 745	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	467 of 716	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	436 of 712	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	483 of 713	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	432 of 713	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	434 of 717	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	422 of 704	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	403 of 677	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.5	455 of 684	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	495 of 677	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.1	510 of 664	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	486 of 640	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	482 of 631	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	469 of 615	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.9	454 of 599	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.6	405 of 588	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.3	383 of 574	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	131 of 359	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	116 of 352	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	156 of 361	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	122 of 356	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	103 of 291	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	94 of 326	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	100 of 326	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	170 of 204	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	184 of 201	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	132 of 200	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	121 of 147	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	148 of 343	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	133 of 320	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	147 of 288	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	190 of 270	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	139 of 197	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	100 of 227	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	465 of 728	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	455 of 717	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	511 of 720	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	476 of 726	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	429 of 625	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	468 of 703	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	423 of 680	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	277 of 608	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	291 of 589	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	333 of 587	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	336 of 591	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	333 of 480	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	207 of 524	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	234 of 504	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	313 of 613	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	236 of 584	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	251 of 568	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	217 of 549	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	201 of 467	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	221 of 541	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	212 of 522	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	471 of 726	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	448 of 719	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	482 of 718	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	479 of 730	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	407 of 635	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	451 of 697	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	469 of 675	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	292 of 507	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	297 of 510	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	322 of 505	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	380 of 535	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	358 of 401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	412 of 492	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	389 of 471	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	406 of 502	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	395 of 510	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	400 of 509	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	430 of 512	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	415 of 435	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	408 of 504	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	380 of 497	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I67%+21 vs state

English Language Arts45%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-12 vs state

Science12%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burnet Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Caldwell Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6490	970	76	12.8	57.5%	106 (10.9%)	484 (49.9%)	266 (27.4%)	78 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.4%)	32.8	483^rd of 752 public middle schools	35.8%		35.1	462^nd of 743 public middle schools	37.8%	21		12.0				50.2	45.4	39.2				26.6	28.2	10.7		66.7	66.7			$8,436	$264	$8,172
Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	57	12.7	43.2%	138 (18.9%)	251 (34.4%)	257 (35.3%)	57 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	56	301^st of 752 public middle schools	60.0%		51.5	331^st of 743 public middle schools	55.5%	30		19.9				71.8	56.7	71.1				36.4	35.8	11.3		75.0	75.0			$9,597		$9,597
Jefferson Elementary	Public	5	155 Hilton Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6560	564	41	13.7	52.7%	93 (16.5%)	243 (43.1%)	164 (29.1%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.4%)								(n/a)	22.4				43.5						27.2									$9,285	$268	$9,017
Maplewood Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Burnett St	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-7660	762	80	9.5	18.6%	406 (53.3%)	174 (22.8%)	89 (11.7%)	29 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	63.4	248^th of 752 public middle schools	67.0%		57.5	293^rd of 743 public middle schools	60.6%	45		31.5				66.8	67.3	71.3				56.7	20.3	7.2	72.2	62.5	68.8	94.0	94.0	$6,140		$6,140
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Public	6-8	75 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	474	39	12.1	17.9%	254 (53.6%)	71 (15.0%)	87 (18.4%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.6%)	67.3	221^st of 752 public middle schools	70.6%		63.7	245^th of 743 public middle schools	67.0%	24		25.3				72.1	68.7	65.3				56.5	49.7	8.8	100.0	68.7	74.3	100.0	100.0	$12,020	$171	$11,849
Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15	658^th of 752 public middle schools	12.5%		16.1	644^th of 743 public middle schools	13.3%	14		3.3				33.3	32.0	27.5				10.0	13.2	3.1		100.0	100.0			$9,597	$204	$9,393
Washington School	Public	5	71 Spring Street	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 218-7500	363	34	10.5	2.2%	119 (32.8%)	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.4%)	192 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)								(n/a)	75.9				87.8						87.4									$13,097	$428	$12,669
Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	750	64	11.6	0.8%	584 (77.9%)	20 (2.7%)	85 (11.3%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	88.3	59^th of 752 public middle schools	92.2%		89.8	43^rd of 743 public middle schools	94.2%	16	57.4	49.1	76.2	72.6	77.0	84.3	85.3	80.1	83.1	61.3	63.2	81.8	71.2	24.5		82.2	82.2			$7,540		$7,540
Roselle Park Middle School	Public	6-8	57 W Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1634	438	41	10.8	54.3%	109 (24.9%)	57 (13.0%)	242 (55.3%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	33.8	479^th of 752 public middle schools	36.3%		37.3	441^st of 743 public middle schools	40.6%	38		5.2				52.1	51.4	47.4				36.2	16.8	10.9	87.8	54.2	73.7	75.7	75.7	$7,441		$7,441
Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	93.7	18^th of 752 public middle schools	97.6%		93.1	20^th of 743 public middle schools	97.3%	2		62.0				88.2	86.4	85.9				86.5	84.3	40.9		96.9	96.9			$14,838	$34	$14,804

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