Academy For Allied Health Sciences

As a micro-enrollment senior high in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey, Academy For Allied Health Sciences educates 308 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Union County Vocational-Technical School District. Enrollment runs roughly 67% leaner than the state mean of about 929.

Across the 8 schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District (1,737 students total), Academy For Allied Health Sciences accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Academy For Allied Health Sciences records that the largest single group is White at 30%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 28% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Academy For Allied Health Sciences has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Academy For Allied Health Sciences ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 60.5%; Academy For Allied Health Sciences posts 88.2%, +27.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, Union County reports that median household income runs about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Academy For Allied Health Sciences is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Academy For Performing Arts, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy For Allied Health Sciences. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Academy For Allied Health Sciences ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Academy For Allied Health Sciences's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 308). The White share of enrollment contracted from 39% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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