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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Union County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Union County, New Jersey, drawn from 148 qualifying public schools. Union County Magnet High School leads the list at 96.3%, against a median of 34.1% 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
148
Union County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient
96.3%
Median % Proficient
34.1%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Union County Magnet High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh10.4%29796.3%
2Academy For Information TechnologySCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh8.8%30791.8%
3Academy For Allied Health SciencesSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh10.4%30888.2%
4Salt Brook SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictElementary0.7%58384.3%
5Franklin Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary2.7%36984.0%
6Allen W. Roberts SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictElementary1.7%64180.2%
7Washington Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary11.5%32379.6%
8Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary4.3%35179.4%
9Washington Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary1.0%30079.0%
10Wilson Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary0.8%36276.8%
11Howard B. Brunner Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary4.4%43476.2%
12J. Ackerman Coles Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary3.4%52675.4%
13Union County TechSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh10.2%50275.3%
14Franklin Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary0.6%50975.2%
15Jefferson Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary0.6%46774.7%
16William J. McGinn Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary1.1%54373.7%
17Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School DistrictMiddle2.9%48373.6%
18Brayton Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary17.3%33573.6%
19New Providence Middle SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictMiddle2.0%39672.3%
20Tamaques Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary3.5%42771.8%
21Thomas P. Hughes SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictElementary2.8%25071.4%
22Orange Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictMiddle0.8%75070.0%
23Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle15.5%87169.8%
24Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle78.5%1,13069.5%
25Livingston Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictElementary1.1%27069.0%
26McKinley Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary2.1%29168.8%
27Summit High SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictHigh19.6%1,19868.6%
28Academy For Performing ArtsSCOTCH PLAINS, NJUnion County Vocational-Technical School DistrictHigh5.0%24268.3%
29Mountain Park SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictElementary4.5%22467.8%
30William F. Halloran School No.22ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle78.1%1,14067.8%
31Westfield Senior High SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictHigh2.5%1,77667.2%
32Columbia Middle SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictMiddle2.7%52366.7%
33New Providence High SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictHigh3.1%64466.3%
34Jefferson Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary27.1%22166.0%
35Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle0.9%63865.5%
36Thomas Edison Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle2.6%80064.3%
37Hillside Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictElementary3.0%74362.9%
38Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsHigh76.8%1,26862.6%
39Governor Livingston High SchoolBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictHigh3.1%84961.7%
40School One ElementarySCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary9.0%42461.2%
41Edward V. Walton Primary SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School DistrictElementary12.3%51161.2%
42Terrill Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle1.9%82259.4%
43Evergreen Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary2.2%44959.3%
44Frank K. HehnlyCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictElementary6.8%54359.0%
45James Caldwell Elementary SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School DistrictElementary17.0%27656.3%
46Carl H. Kumpf SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictMiddle8.3%52856.0%
47Washington ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictElementary32.7%57855.4%
48Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary SchoolSpringfield, NJSpringfield Public School DistrictElementary13.8%27655.2%
49Cranford High SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictHigh1.9%1,11654.6%
50Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictHigh5.6%1,56253.9%
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