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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Union County, New Jersey

Across Union County, New Jersey, 31 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Union County Magnet High School leads the list at 97.1%, against a median of 24.6% 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

Union County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient (Science)

97.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

24.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Union County Magnet High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	297	97.1%
2	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	307	95.7%
3	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	308	89.7%
4	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	502	73.2%
5	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Public School District	High	1,776	68.1%
6	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	High	1,198	57.1%
7	Governor Livingston High School	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	Berkeley Heights School District	High	849	53.1%
8	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	High	1,562	52.2%
9	Cranford High School	CRANFORD, NJ	Cranford Public School District	High	1,116	51.6%
10	Academy For Performing Arts	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	242	51.6%
11	New Providence High School	NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	New Providence School District	High	644	51.0%
12	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield, NJ	Springfield Public School District	High	654	34.5%
13	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,268	32.3%
14	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	High	2,410	25.3%
15	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,015	24.9%
16	Arthur L. Johnson High School	CLARK, NJ	Clark Township Public School District	High	785	24.6%
17	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	740	22.3%
18	Roselle Park High School	ROSELLE PARK, NJ	Roselle Park Public School District	High	593	20.2%
19	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	High	1,934	19.5%
20	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	High	1,286	17.3%
21	David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth, NJ	Kenilworth School District	High	774	15.2%
22	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	High	911	11.7%
23	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,144	11.4%
24	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,272	6.7%
25	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	High	926	6.6%
26	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	357	6.3%
27	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	High	358	6.0%
28	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	2,077	5.0%
29	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	415	4.0%
30	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	842	3.8%
31	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,348	2.3%

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