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The largest public schools in Union County, New Jersey

Across Union County, New Jersey, 175 public schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Union High School leads the list at 2,410, against a median of 467 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

175

Union County, New Jersey

Top Students

2,410

Median Students

467

LARGEST · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	High	2,410
2	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	2,077
3	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	High	1,934
4	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Public School District	High	1,776
5	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	High	1,562
6	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,348
7	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	High	1,286
8	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,272
9	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,268
10	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	High	1,198
11	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,144
12	William F. Halloran School No.22	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Middle	1,140
13	Terence C. Reilly School No 7	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Middle	1,130
14	Cranford High School	CRANFORD, NJ	Cranford Public School District	High	1,116
15	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,015
16	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	1,001
17	Burnet Middle School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Middle	970
18	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	934
19	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	High	926
20	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	Middle	913
21	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	High	911
22	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	878
23	Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	Middle	871
24	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	856
25	Governor Livingston High School	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	Berkeley Heights School District	High	849
26	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	842
27	Terrill Middle School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	Middle	822
28	Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	816
29	Hannah Caldwell Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Elementary	812
30	Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Public School District	Middle	800
31	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	793
32	Arthur L. Johnson High School	CLARK, NJ	Clark Township Public School District	High	785
33	Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	785
34	David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth, NJ	Kenilworth School District	High	774
35	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	767
36	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	765
37	Joseph Battin School No 4	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	757
38	Orange Avenue School	CRANFORD, NJ	Cranford Public School District	Middle	750
39	Hillside Avenue School	CRANFORD, NJ	Cranford Public School District	Elementary	743
40	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	740
41	Hubbard Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	737
42	Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	729
43	Kawameeh Middle School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Middle	729
44	Maxson Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	721
45	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	718
46	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Middle	711
47	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Middle	710
48	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Middle	701
49	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	672
50	Cedarbrook Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	671

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