Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 07060 include 16 schools: 8 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high schools and 1 alternative school, serving students from elementary through high school. The area’s results are uneven: across the reported grade 6–8 results, average proficiency was 38% in ELA and 21% in math, compared with state averages of 53% and 34%. The clearest takeaway is that schools can offer very different academic results, even in the same grade.
Warren Middle School is the strongest broad middle-grade standout: ELA proficiency was 68% in grade 6, 79% in grade 7 and 61% in grade 8; math was 72%, 62% and 25%, respectively, and reported Algebra I results were 100%. Its grade 7 ELA result was 58 points above Hubbard Middle School’s 21%. Union County TEAMS Charter School led the reported grade 3 results, with 43% ELA and 57% math. At the other end, Plainfield High School had a 70% graduation rate, compared with the state’s 89%, and 32% chronic absenteeism, versus 14% statewide. North Plainfield High School had a 91% graduation rate, above the state’s 89%.
Trends differ by subject: middle-grade ELA moved closer to the state average, with the gap narrowing by 4 points, while math changed little and its gap widened slightly. Across four high schools, average grade 11 NJGPA ELA fell 13 points between the reported years, while math rose 5 points. SchoolDigger ranked Warren 115 of 743 middle schools (85th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Context measures also vary: free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025 ranged from 8% at Warren to 89% at Stony Brook School; these figures describe school populations, not what causes test results.
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