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The most racially diverse public schools in Union County, New Jersey

Across Union County, New Jersey, 158 public schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Academy For Allied Health Sciences leads the list at 29.6%, against a median of 64.9% 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

158

Union County, New Jersey

Best Largest group

29.6%

Median Largest group

64.9%

MOST DIVERSE · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	308	29.6% White (91)	29.6%(91)	13.0%(40)	25.0%(77)	27.9%(86)
2	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	307	30.6% White (94)	30.6%(94)	10.8%(33)	21.8%(67)	30.0%(92)
3	Livingston Elementary	UNION, NJ	485	32.4% Hispanic (157)	23.7%(115)	31.3%(152)	32.4%(157)	5.8%(28)
4	Connecticut Farms Elementary	UNION, NJ	430	34.0% Hispanic (146)	20.5%(88)	33.0%(142)	34.0%(146)	8.4%(36)
5	Kawameeh Middle School	UNION, NJ	729	35.3% Hispanic (257)	18.9%(138)	34.4%(251)	35.3%(257)	7.8%(57)
6	Battle Hill Elementary	UNION, NJ	414	36.5% Hispanic (151)	20.3%(84)	31.6%(131)	36.5%(151)	7.3%(30)
7	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	502	37.0% White (186)	37.0%(186)	15.1%(76)	31.9%(160)	11.0%(55)
8	Union County Magnet High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	297	38.4% Asian (114)	30.6%(91)	7.4%(22)	20.5%(61)	38.4%(114)
9	Washington Elementary	UNION, NJ	578	38.8% Hispanic (224)	22.7%(131)	24.4%(141)	38.8%(224)	9.2%(53)
10	Hannah Caldwell Elementary	UNION, NJ	812	40.5% Black (329)	14.0%(114)	40.5%(329)	31.2%(253)	8.9%(72)
11	Jefferson Elementary School	SUMMIT, NJ	221	40.7% White (90)	40.7%(90)	5.4%(12)	29.9%(66)	18.6%(41)
12	Jefferson Elementary	UNION, NJ	564	43.1% Black (243)	16.5%(93)	43.1%(243)	29.1%(164)	7.5%(42)
13	Number 9	Linden, NJ	311	43.4% Hispanic (135)	17.7%(55)	26.7%(83)	43.4%(135)	5.5%(17)
14	Union High School	UNION, NJ	2,410	44.7% Black (1,078)	13.4%(324)	44.7%(1,078)	30.3%(729)	8.5%(205)
15	Madison Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	384	45.3% Hispanic (174)	22.1%(85)	24.2%(93)	45.3%(174)	3.6%(14)
16	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	ROSELLE, NJ	315	45.4% Hispanic (143)	5.7%(18)	45.1%(142)	45.4%(143)	1.6%(5)
17	David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth, NJ	774	45.7% White (354)	45.7%(354)	6.7%(52)	40.4%(313)	4.3%(33)
18	Hurden Looker Elementary School	HILLSIDE, NJ	408	45.8% Hispanic (187)	11.3%(46)	40.2%(164)	45.8%(187)	1.0%(4)
19	Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	HILLSIDE, NJ	625	45.9% Black (287)	12.3%(77)	45.9%(287)	38.9%(243)	1.4%(9)
20	Washington Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	397	46.1% Black (183)	5.3%(21)	46.1%(183)	44.3%(176)	1.0%(4)
21	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	453	47.0% Black (213)	5.1%(23)	47.0%(213)	39.5%(179)	3.8%(17)
22	Ola Edwards Community School	HILLSIDE, NJ	391	48.1% Black (188)	9.7%(38)	48.1%(188)	39.4%(154)	1.3%(5)
23	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	1,286	48.3% Hispanic (621)	10.7%(137)	35.2%(453)	48.3%(621)	1.9%(25)
24	Number 5	Linden, NJ	319	48.6% Black (155)	6.3%(20)	48.6%(155)	40.1%(128)	1.3%(4)
25	Kindergarten Success Academy	ROSELLE, NJ	217	48.9% Hispanic (106)	1.8%(4)	43.3%(94)	48.9%(106)	1.8%(4)
26	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Linden, NJ	710	48.9% Hispanic (347)	10.6%(75)	33.9%(241)	48.9%(347)	1.4%(10)
27	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Linden, NJ	711	49.1% Hispanic (349)	14.9%(106)	27.7%(197)	49.1%(349)	2.5%(18)
28	Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	256	49.2% White (126)	49.2%(126)	2.3%(6)	13.7%(35)	23.1%(59)
29	Grace Wilday Junior High School	ROSELLE, NJ	482	49.6% Hispanic (239)	2.1%(10)	46.7%(225)	49.6%(239)	0.4%(2)
30	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	RAHWAY, NJ	701	49.8% Hispanic (349)	12.3%(86)	32.2%(226)	49.8%(349)	1.4%(10)
31	Burnet Middle School	UNION, NJ	970	49.9% Black (484)	10.9%(106)	49.9%(484)	27.4%(266)	8.0%(78)
32	Mountain Park School	BERKELEY HTS, NJ	224	50.0% White (112)	50.0%(112)	1.3%(3)	15.6%(35)	25.4%(57)
33	Number 6	Linden, NJ	320	50.0% Hispanic (160)	25.3%(81)	19.1%(61)	50.0%(160)	3.4%(11)
34	Roosevelt Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	608	50.0% Hispanic (304)	15.5%(94)	27.6%(168)	50.0%(304)	2.3%(14)
35	Number 4	Linden, NJ	447	50.1% Hispanic (224)	5.6%(25)	40.5%(181)	50.1%(224)	0.7%(3)
36	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	926	50.2% Hispanic (465)	2.3%(21)	46.1%(427)	50.2%(465)	0.5%(5)
37	Allen W. Roberts School	NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	641	50.4% White (323)	50.4%(323)	0.9%(6)	13.4%(86)	29.3%(188)
38	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	1,934	50.7% Hispanic (980)	12.2%(235)	32.3%(624)	50.7%(980)	1.7%(33)
39	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield, NJ	654	51.2% White (335)	51.2%(335)	17.3%(113)	21.6%(141)	5.7%(37)
40	James Caldwell Elementary School	Springfield, NJ	276	52.2% White (144)	52.2%(144)	10.5%(29)	23.9%(66)	8.0%(22)
41	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	913	52.3% White (477)	52.3%(477)	8.7%(79)	20.6%(188)	12.7%(116)
42	Number 1	Linden, NJ	454	52.9% Hispanic (240)	13.2%(60)	27.8%(126)	52.9%(240)	1.8%(8)
43	Leonard V Moore Middle School	ROSELLE, NJ	485	53.2% Hispanic (258)	2.1%(10)	42.1%(204)	53.2%(258)	1.4%(7)
44	Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Kenilworth, NJ	659	53.3% White (351)	53.3%(351)	2.7%(18)	36.6%(241)	4.7%(31)
45	Sherman Elementary School	ROSELLE PARK, NJ	364	53.3% Hispanic (194)	29.1%(106)	11.0%(40)	53.3%(194)	3.6%(13)
46	Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Springfield, NJ	474	53.6% White (254)	53.6%(254)	15.0%(71)	18.4%(87)	7.2%(34)
47	Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Springfield, NJ	276	54.0% White (149)	54.0%(149)	16.3%(45)	17.0%(47)	5.8%(16)
48	Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School	ROSELLE PARK, NJ	287	54.0% Hispanic (155)	25.1%(72)	12.2%(35)	54.0%(155)	7.0%(20)
49	School One Elementary	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	424	54.0% White (229)	54.0%(229)	8.7%(37)	20.1%(85)	11.6%(49)
50	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	911	54.8% Black (499)	7.3%(67)	54.8%(499)	36.1%(329)	0.7%(6)

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