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

30 public high schools in Union County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public high schools, 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 67.2% 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 Largest group

29.6%

Median Largest group

67.2%

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	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	502	37.0% White (186)	37.0%(186)	15.1%(76)	31.9%(160)	11.0%(55)
4	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)
5	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)
6	David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth, NJ	774	45.7% White (354)	45.7%(354)	6.7%(52)	40.4%(313)	4.3%(33)
7	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	1,286	48.3% Hispanic (621)	10.7%(137)	35.2%(453)	48.3%(621)	1.9%(25)
8	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	926	50.2% Hispanic (465)	2.3%(21)	46.1%(427)	50.2%(465)	0.5%(5)
9	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	1,934	50.7% Hispanic (980)	12.2%(235)	32.3%(624)	50.7%(980)	1.7%(33)
10	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield, NJ	654	51.2% White (335)	51.2%(335)	17.3%(113)	21.6%(141)	5.7%(37)
11	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	911	54.8% Black (499)	7.3%(67)	54.8%(499)	36.1%(329)	0.7%(6)
12	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	1,198	57.8% White (692)	57.8%(692)	4.5%(54)	24.4%(292)	7.6%(91)
13	Roselle Park High School	ROSELLE PARK, NJ	593	60.9% Hispanic (361)	25.5%(151)	8.4%(50)	60.9%(361)	4.4%(26)
14	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	1,562	62.4% White (974)	62.4%(974)	8.1%(127)	15.8%(247)	8.6%(134)
15	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	357	67.0% Hispanic (239)	0.6%(2)	31.4%(112)	67.0%(239)	0.0%(0)
16	New Providence High School	NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	644	67.4% White (434)	67.4%(434)	2.3%(15)	15.2%(98)	12.6%(81)
17	Governor Livingston High School	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	849	67.5% White (573)	67.5%(573)	1.8%(15)	15.2%(129)	10.8%(92)
18	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	358	73.2% Hispanic (262)	0.3%(1)	25.7%(92)	73.2%(262)	0.3%(1)
19	Arthur L. Johnson High School	CLARK, NJ	785	75.3% White (591)	75.3%(591)	2.7%(21)	18.7%(147)	2.2%(17)
20	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	1,144	75.6% Hispanic (865)	7.0%(80)	16.6%(190)	75.6%(865)	0.5%(6)
21	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	1,268	76.6% Hispanic (971)	10.6%(134)	8.4%(106)	76.6%(971)	4.2%(53)
22	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	415	77.1% Hispanic (320)	5.1%(21)	16.6%(69)	77.1%(320)	1.0%(4)
23	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	1,272	77.1% Hispanic (981)	5.6%(71)	15.9%(202)	77.1%(981)	1.0%(13)
24	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	740	77.4% Hispanic (573)	4.9%(36)	16.8%(124)	77.4%(573)	0.8%(6)
25	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	842	77.7% Hispanic (654)	3.4%(29)	18.4%(155)	77.7%(654)	0.2%(2)
26	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	1,348	78.1% Hispanic (1,053)	3.7%(50)	17.4%(235)	78.1%(1,053)	0.6%(8)
27	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield, NJ	1,776	78.2% White (1,389)	78.2%(1,389)	2.4%(43)	7.5%(134)	8.4%(150)
28	Cranford High School	CRANFORD, NJ	1,116	78.6% White (877)	78.6%(877)	2.9%(32)	11.7%(130)	4.1%(46)
29	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	1,015	81.4% Hispanic (826)	6.7%(68)	9.0%(91)	81.4%(826)	2.8%(28)
30	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	2,077	82.2% Hispanic (1,708)	0.8%(17)	15.7%(326)	82.2%(1,708)	0.4%(8)

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