Union County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 134 schools in Union County, New Jersey with reported Science scores. New Jersey state average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union County Magnet High School SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 97.1% | +70.3pp |
| 2 | Academy For Information Technology SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 95.7% | +68.9pp |
| 3 | Academy For Allied Health Sciences SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 89.7% | +62.9pp |
| 4 | Salt Brook School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Elementary | 80.5% | +53.7pp |
| 5 | Union County Tech SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 73.2% | +46.4pp |
| 6 | Allen W. Roberts School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Elementary | 73.0% | +46.2pp |
| 7 | Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 68.6% | +41.8pp |
| 8 | Westfield Senior High School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | High | 68.1% | +41.3pp |
| 9 | Thomas P. Hughes School BERKELEY HTS · Berkeley Heights School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +39.0pp |
| 10 | Wilson Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +38.1pp |
| 11 | Washington Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 64.2% | +37.4pp |
| 12 | Jefferson Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +36.0pp |
| 13 | Franklin Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +35.7pp |
| 14 | Tamaques Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +34.6pp |
| 15 | Brayton Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 61.2% | +34.4pp |
| 16 | McKinley Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +32.9pp |
| 17 | Brookside Place School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +32.6pp |
| 18 | Mountain Park School BERKELEY HTS · Berkeley Heights School District | Elementary | 58.8% | +32.0pp |
| 19 | Summit High School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | High | 57.1% | +30.3pp |
| 20 | Washington Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +30.2pp |
| 21 | Franklin Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 56.9% | +30.1pp |
| 22 | New Providence Middle School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Middle | 54.1% | +27.3pp |
| 23 | Livingston Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +26.4pp |
| 24 | Governor Livingston High School BERKELEY HEIGHTS · Berkeley Heights School District | High | 53.1% | +26.3pp |
| 25 | Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | High | 52.2% | +25.4pp |
| 26 | Orange Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Middle | 52.0% | +25.2pp |
| 27 | Cranford High School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | High | 51.6% | +24.8pp |
| 28 | New Providence High School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | High | 51.0% | +24.2pp |
| 29 | Deerfield Elementary School MOUNTAINSIDE · Mountainside School District | Middle | 50.1% | +23.3pp |
| 30 | Terence C. Reilly School No 7 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Middle | 43.6% | +16.8pp |
| 31 | Terrill Middle School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Middle | 43.2% | +16.4pp |
| 32 | Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School Springfield · Springfield Public School District | Elementary | 42.9% | +16.1pp |
| 33 | Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Middle | 42.1% | +15.3pp |
| 34 | Thomas Edison Intermediate School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Middle | 39.6% | +12.8pp |
| 35 | Columbia Middle School BERKELEY HTS · Berkeley Heights School District | Middle | 39.3% | +12.5pp |
| 36 | James Caldwell Elementary School Springfield · Springfield Public School District | Elementary | 38.7% | +11.9pp |
| 37 | Jefferson Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 37.5% | +10.7pp |
| 38 | Hillside Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 35.2% | +8.4pp |
| 39 | William F. Halloran School No.22 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Middle | 34.8% | +8.0pp |
| 40 | Jonathan Dayton High School Springfield · Springfield Public School District | High | 34.5% | +7.7pp |
| 41 | Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Middle | 34.0% | +7.2pp |
| 42 | Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 32.3% | +5.5pp |
| 43 | Frank K. Hehnly CLARK · Clark Township Public School District | Elementary | 31.7% | +4.9pp |
| 44 | Lincoln GARWOOD · Garwood Boro | Elementary | 31.3% | +4.5pp |
| 45 | Roosevelt Intermediate School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Middle | 31.2% | +4.4pp |
| 46 | Warren G. Harding Elementary School Kenilworth · Kenilworth School District | Elementary | 30.5% | +3.7pp |
| 47 | Number 4 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 30.0% | +3.2pp |
| 48 | Valley Road School CLARK · Clark Township Public School District | Elementary | 29.0% | +2.2pp |
| 49 | Sherman Elementary School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Elementary | 28.8% | +2.0pp |
| 50 | Grover Cleveland Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 27.5% | +0.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA Science test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Union County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.