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

31 public high schools in Union County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Plainfield High School leads the list at 9.5%, against a median of 31.8% 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

Union County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

9.5%

Median % Proficient

31.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	75.4%	2,077	9.5%
2	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	81.4%	1,272	12.2%
3	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	82.0%	1,348	12.6%
4	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	86.9%	842	13.5%
5	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	High	75.4%	926	14.1%
6	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	High	78.2%	358	14.2%
7	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	High	66.5%	911	16.7%
8	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	High	63.2%	1,286	17.3%
9	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	High	67.5%	1,934	21.0%
10	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	81.0%	415	24.5%
11	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	High	51.2%	2,410	25.8%
12	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	80.5%	1,144	25.9%
13	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	77.3%	357	26.0%
14	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	77.8%	740	28.2%
15	David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth, NJ	Kenilworth School District	High	33.2%	774	28.9%
16	Roselle Park High School	ROSELLE PARK, NJ	Roselle Park Public School District	High	56.2%	593	31.8%
17	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield, NJ	Springfield Public School District	High	19.7%	654	37.5%
18	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	81.3%	1,015	40.0%
19	Arthur L. Johnson High School	CLARK, NJ	Clark Township Public School District	High	10.1%	785	40.6%
20	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	High	5.6%	1,562	53.9%
21	Cranford High School	CRANFORD, NJ	Cranford Public School District	High	1.9%	1,116	54.6%
22	Governor Livingston High School	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	Berkeley Heights School District	High	3.1%	849	61.7%
23	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	76.8%	1,268	62.6%
24	New Providence High School	NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	New Providence School District	High	3.1%	644	66.3%
25	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Public School District	High	2.5%	1,776	67.2%
26	Academy For Performing Arts	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	5.0%	242	68.3%
27	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	High	19.6%	1,198	68.6%
28	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	10.2%	502	75.3%
29	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	10.4%	308	88.2%
30	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	8.8%	307	91.8%
31	Union County Magnet High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	10.4%	297	96.3%

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