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The fastest-growing public schools in Union County, New Jersey

78 public schools in Union County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School leads the list at 283%, against a median of 6.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
78
Union County, New Jersey
Top Enrollment growth
283%
Median Enrollment growth
6.8%
FASTEST GROWING · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District213816283%
2Hannah Caldwell ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District49881263.1%
3The Barack Obama Green Charter SchoolPlainfield, NJThe Barack Obama Green Charter High School District24335847.3%
4Washington Elementary SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District31039728.1%
5Abraham Clark High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District74092625.1%
6Plainfield High SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District1,7162,07721.0%
7Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School District27332519.0%
8Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,0681,26818.7%
9Linden High SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School District1,6301,93418.7%
10Rahway High SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District1,0901,28618.0%
11Rahway 7th & 8th Grade AcademyRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District59970117.0%
12Number 10Linden, NJLinden Public School District26129914.6%
13John Marshal School No. 20ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools39545214.4%
14Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District42248214.2%
15William Woodruff SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School District20923813.9%
16Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District30935113.6%
17Evergreen Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School District39644913.4%
18Howard B. Brunner Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School District38343413.3%
19Union County TechSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District44750212.3%
20Livingston ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District43448511.8%
21Beechwood SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School District23926510.9%
22Joseph E. Soehl Middle SchoolLinden, NJLinden Public School District64271010.6%
23John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,2211,34810.4%
24Jonathan Dayton High SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School District59365410.3%
25Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools65271810.1%
26Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,1551,27210.1%
27Number 4Linden, NJLinden Public School District40644710.1%
28Madison Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School District34938410.0%
29Carl H. Kumpf SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School District4815289.8%
30Kawameeh Middle SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School District6667299.5%
31Union High SchoolUNION, NJTownship of Union School District2,2072,4109.2%
32Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School District7207859.0%
33Connecticut Farms ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District3954308.9%
34William J. McGinn Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School District4995438.8%
35Kindergarten Success AcademyROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School District2012178.0%
36Academy For Performing ArtsSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School District2242428.0%
37School One ElementarySCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School District3964247.1%
38Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District8539116.8%
39Franklin ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School District4244536.8%
40Abram P. Morris Early Childhood CenterHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School District5866256.7%
41Brookside Place SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School District3423646.4%
42Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public Schools7918426.4%
43Franklin Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School District3473696.3%
44Maxson Middle SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District6797216.2%
45LincolnGARWOOD, NJGarwood Boro3523725.7%
46Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School District2612765.7%
47William F. Halloran School No.22ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,0841,1405.2%
48Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School District4024235.2%
49Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public Schools1,0771,1304.9%
50Tamaques Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School District4074274.9%
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