Summary:
ZIP code 08854 has two public high schools serving grades 9–12: Piscataway Township High School enrolls 2,144 students and Piscataway Magnet School enrolls 640. Their results do not point to one school as the clear overall academic leader: Township stands out in Algebra II, while Magnet leads in several other comparisons and in attendance and graduation. The most important finding is that the schools have sharply different strengths rather than one consistently outperforming the other.
Township’s strongest distinction is End-of-Course Algebra II: 84% were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 50% at Magnet and 52% statewide. Magnet led in ninth-grade Geometry (59% versus Township’s 46%) and NJGPA English Language Arts (81% versus 76%). Both schools’ clearest academic weakness was ninth-grade Algebra I: Township had 9% proficient and Magnet 17%, below the state’s 22%. Magnet also stood out in 2024–25 graduation, at 99% versus Township’s 93% and the state’s 89%, and chronic absenteeism, at 4% versus 18% at Township and 14% statewide.
Recent results were mixed, not uniformly improving: Township’s ninth-grade ELA rose 6 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Magnet’s fell 15 points; both improved in NJGPA Mathematics, by 3 and 6 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose for Township from 49 to 52, while Magnet’s fell from 53 to 45. For additional context, the schools’ student–teacher ratios were 13.8 at Township and 10.1 at Magnet in 2024–25. The free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 43% and 65%, respectively; these figures describe different school contexts, not the cause of the results. Families weighing the options may find Magnet’s attendance and graduation measures notable, while Township’s standout Algebra II result is a distinct academic strength.
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