Union County

New Jersey · Public K-12

178 public schools serving approximately 97,270 students, in a county of 579,290 residents.

Schools

178

29 districts

Enrollment

97,270

NCES CCD

Median income

$103,202

Below New Jersey avg

Free/reduced lunch

45.4%

Above New Jersey avg

Elementary

103

schools

Middle

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

schools

LARGEST DISTRICT

Elizabeth Public Schools

27,378 students · 29 districts in Union County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Union County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

39%

Hispanic

35%

Black

20%

Asian

Two or more

14%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

28%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

18%

Asian

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

38.9%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

6.5%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

6.5%

civilian labor

Median age

23.5% under 18

All schools (178)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Union High School	Union	High	09-12	2,308	·
Plainfield High School	Plainfield	High	09-12	1,925	·
Westfield Senior High School	Westfield	High	09-12	1,818	·
Linden High School	Linden	High	09-12	1,801	·
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	1,510	·
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	1,443	·
College Achieve Central Charter School	Plainfield	Other	KG-12	1,403	·
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	1,299	·
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	1,281	·
Rahway High School	Rahway	High	09-12	1,204	·
Summit High School	Summit	High	09-12	1,161	·
Terence C. Reilly School No 7	Elizabeth	Middle	02-08	1,126	·
Cranford High School	Cranford	High	09-12	1,095	·
William F. Halloran School No.22	Elizabeth	Middle	02-08	1,089	·
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	1,070	·
Toussaint Louverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	1,042	·
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	996	·
Burnet Middle School	Union	Middle	05-08	981	·
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School	Summit	Middle	06-08	942	·
Governor Livingston High School	Berkeley Heights	High	09-12	936	·
Hillside High School	Hillside	High	09-12	925	·
Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School	Scotch Plains	Middle	05-08	917	·
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	915	·
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	896	·
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	885	·
Abraham Clark High School	Roselle	High	09-12	884	·
Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	840	·
Terrill Middle School	Scotch Plains	Middle	05-08	837	·
Maxson Middle School	Plainfield	Middle	06-08	818	·
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	810	·
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	807	·
Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	799	·
Mabel G. Homes School No. 5	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	799	·
Joseph Battin School No 4	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	783	·
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Westfield	Middle	06-08	781	·
Hannah Caldwell Elementary	Union	Elementary	PK-04	779	·
Hubbard Middle School	Plainfield	Middle	06-08	775	·
David Brearley Middle/High School	Kenilworth	High	07-12	774	·
Orange Avenue School	Cranford	Middle	03-08	765	·
Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	764	·
Hillside Avenue School	Cranford	Elementary	KG-08	734	·
Arthur L. Johnson High School	Clark	High	09-12	731	·
Kawameeh Middle School	Union	Middle	05-08	710	·
Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	694	·
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Linden	Middle	06-08	686	·
Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Kenilworth	Elementary	PK-06	681	·
Allen W. Roberts School	New Providence	Elementary	PK-06	676	·
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Rahway	Middle	07-08	675	·
Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	666	·
New Providence High School	New Providence	High	09-12	666	·
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Linden	Middle	06-08	662	·
Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield	High	09-12	659	·
Roosevelt Intermediate School	Westfield	Middle	06-08	658	·
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	Hillside	Elementary	PK-01	650	·
Washington Community School	Plainfield	Elementary	PK-05	649	·
Elmora School No. 12	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	648	·
Madison Monroe School No. 16	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	637	·
Winfield Scott School No. 2	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	637	·
Roselle Park High School	Roselle Park	High	09-12	630	·
Franklin Elementary School	Rahway	Elementary	PK-06	627	·
Cedarbrook Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-08	623	·
Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	623	·
Salt Brook School	New Providence	Elementary	KG-06	607	·
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	604	·
Evergreen Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-05	602	·
Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	600	·
Number 2	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	584	·
Frank K. Hehnly	Clark	Elementary	KG-05	576	·
Roosevelt Elementary School	Rahway	Elementary	PK-06	573	·
Washington Elementary	Union	Elementary	PK-04	572	·
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	571	·
Columbia Middle School	Berkeley Hts	Middle	06-08	560	·
George Washington Academy School No. 1	Elizabeth	Elementary	PK-08	554	·
Edward V. Walton Primary School	Springfield	Elementary	PK-02	551	·
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School	Scotch Plains	Elementary	PK-04	535	·
Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-06	532	·
Franklin Elementary School	Westfield	Elementary	01-05	532	·
Jefferson Elementary	Union	Middle	05-05	528	·
William J. McGinn Elementary School	Scotch Plains	Elementary	KG-04	527	·
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Springfield	Middle	06-08	518	·
Carl H. Kumpf School	Clark	Middle	06-08	516	·
Union County Tech	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	511	·
Emerson Community School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-05	509	·
Robert Morris School No. 18	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	506	·
Roselle Park Middle School	Roselle Park	Middle	06-08	479	·
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Rahway	Elementary	PK-06	469	·
Deerfield Elementary School	Mountainside	Middle	03-08	467	·
Jefferson Elementary School	Westfield	Elementary	01-05	466	·
Livingston Elementary	Union	Elementary	PK-04	465	·
John Marshal School No. 20	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	454	·
Franklin Elementary	Union	Elementary	PK-04	452	·
Jefferson Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	PK-05	441	·
Number 4	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	437	·
Leonard V Moore Middle School	Roselle	Middle	05-06	436	·
Grace Wilday Junior High School	Roselle	Middle	07-08	435	·
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	434	·
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	427	·
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Scotch Plains	Elementary	PK-04	425	·
Connecticut Farms Elementary	Union	Elementary	PK-05	420	·
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-05	417	·
iPrep Academy School No 8	Elizabeth	Elementary	KG-08	416	·
Tamaques Elementary School	Westfield	Elementary	01-05	414	·
Clinton Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	PK-05	413	·
School One Elementary	Scotch Plains	Elementary	PK-04	406	·
Evergreen Elementary School	Scotch Plains	Elementary	PK-04	405	·
The Queen City Academy Charter School	Plainfield	Other	KG-12	403	·
New Providence Middle School	New Providence	Middle	07-08	398	·
Valley Road School	Clark	Elementary	KG-05	395	·
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-05	389	·
Madison Elementary School	Rahway	Elementary	PK-06	387	·
Battle Hill Elementary	Union	Elementary	PK-04	385	·
Ola Edwards Community School	Hillside	Elementary	02-06	381	·
Hurden Looker School	Hillside	Elementary	02-06	376	·
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	Hillside	Middle	07-08	376	·
Number 1	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	374	·
Lincoln	Garwood	Elementary	PK-08	357	·
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Plainfield	High	07-12	356	·
Brookside Place School	Cranford	Elementary	KG-05	355	·
Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	Plainfield	Elementary	KG-04	354	·
Sherman Elementary School	Roselle Park	Elementary	PK-05	353	·
Wilson Elementary School	Westfield	Elementary	01-05	345	·
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	342	·
Washington Elementary School	Roselle	Elementary	01-04	337	·
Union County TEAMS Charter School	Plainfield	Other	KG-12	334	·
McKinley Elementary School	Westfield	Elementary	01-05	332	·
Number 6	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	332	·
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Summit	Elementary	01-05	328	·
Franklin Elementary School	Summit	Elementary	01-05	327	·
Number 9	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	324	·
Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51	Elizabeth	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	310	·
Washington Elementary School	Summit	Elementary	01-05	310	·
Robert Gordon Elementary School	Roselle Park	Elementary	PK-05	308	·
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52	Elizabeth	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	307	·
Harrison Elementary School	Roselle	Elementary	01-04	305	·
Brayton Elementary School	Summit	Elementary	01-05	304	·
Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50	Elizabeth	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	304	·
Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	303	·
Union County Magnet High School	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	303	·
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Roselle	Elementary	01-04	301	·
Number 8	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	300	·
Academy For Information Technology	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	297	·
Walnut Avenue School	Cranford	Elementary	PK-02	294	·
Number 5	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	290	·
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Westfield	Elementary	PK-KG	282	·
Thomas P. Hughes School	Berkeley Hts	Elementary	03-05	276	·
Beechwood School	Mountainside	Elementary	PK-02	269	·
Washington Elementary School	Westfield	Elementary	01-05	263	·
Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School	Roselle Park	Elementary	PK-05	261	·
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School	Plainfield	High	06-12	257	·
Livingston Avenue School	Cranford	Elementary	03-05	253	·
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Springfield	Elementary	03-05	245	·
Number 10	Linden	Elementary	PK-05	242	·
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center	Berkeley Heights	Elementary	PK-02	241	·
William Woodruff School	Berkeley Hts	Elementary	KG-02	234	·
Bloomingdale Avenue School	Cranford	Elementary	KG-02	233	·
Academy For Performing Arts	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	231	·
Mountain Park School	Berkeley Hts	Elementary	03-05	223	·
James Caldwell Elementary School	Springfield	Elementary	03-05	219	·
Jefferson Elementary School	Summit	Elementary	01-05	215	·
Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Hillside	Elementary	02-06	211	·
Primary Center at Wilson	Summit	Elementary	PK-KG	202	·
Kindergarten Success Academy	Roselle	Elementary	KG-KG	200	·
Primary Center at Jefferson	Summit	Elementary	PK-KG	143	·
Winfield Township	Winfield	Elementary	PK-08	135	·
Hillside Innovation Academy	Hillside	Middle	07-08	99	·
Hillcrest Academy-North	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	81	·
Developmental Learning Center New Providence	New Providence	Other	KG-09	74	·
Hillcrest Academy-South	Westfield	High	09-12	69	·
Pinnacle Academy High School	Plainfield	High	09-12	60	·
Westlake	Westfield	Other	04-12	52	·
Crossroads School	Westfield	Elementary	PK-08	49	·
Lamberts Mill Academy	Westfield	High	06-12	36	·
Work Readiness Academy	Westfield	High	12-12	25	·
Simon Youth Academy	Elizabeth	High	09-12	23	·
Clark Preschool Annex	Clark	Prekindergarten	PK-PK	21	·
Union County Career & Technical Institute	Scotch Plains	High	09-12	17	·
Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS	Roselle	High	09-12	2	·
UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL	Scotch Plains	Other	01-12	0	·

Frequently asked

How many public schools are in Union County?

Union County, New Jersey has 178 public K-12 schools serving approximately 97,270 students.

How many high schools are in Union County?

Union County, New Jersey has 39 public high schools, along with 26 middle schools and 103 elementary schools.

What is the largest school district in Union County?

Elizabeth Public Schools is the largest school district in Union County, serving approximately 27,378 students. The county contains 29 school districts overall.

What is the population of Union County?

Union County, New Jersey has a population of approximately 579,290, with a median age of 39. About 23.5% of residents are under 18.

What is the median household income in Union County?

Median household income in Union County is $103,202, below the New Jersey average of $103,339. About 6.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Union County?

Approximately 38.9% of adults 25 and older in Union County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Union County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 45.4% of students in Union County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the New Jersey county average of 33.4%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Union County schools?

Across Union County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 12.8 to 1.

What is the racial makeup of Union County?

Union County residents are approximately 39% White, 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 14% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of housing in Union County is owner-occupied?

Union County has about 212,385 housing units, of which roughly 57.4% are owner-occupied.

DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data