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Enrollment
640
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLESEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341008003426
Piscataway Magnet School
21 SUTTONS LANE, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 · (732) 985-0717 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
418 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 182 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 136 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 20.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Piscataway Magnet School
Piscataway Magnet School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataway Magnet School this school | 640 | 65.3% | 33.9% |
| Lodi High School LODI | 906 | 62.5% | 36.5% |
| Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON | 803 | 62.8% | 14.8% |
| Bogota Jr./Sr. High School BOGOTA | 475 | 59.6% | 39.7% |
| Manville High School Manville | 528 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| Roselle Park High School ROSELLE PARK | 593 | 56.2% | 31.8% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Piscataway Magnet School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #218 of 397 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #231 of 400 ▲ 30 | #17 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #110 of 395 ▲ 71 | #5 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #283 of 442 | #22 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #59 of 388 | #1 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #195 of 389 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #87 of 405 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +63.7% | #10 of 173 | #2 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
640
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 640 | 63 | 10.2:1 | 65% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 64 | 10.0:1 | 41% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 59 | 11.0:1 | 63% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 60 | 10.9:1 | 63% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 43 | 9.1:1 | 69% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 40 | 9.1:1 | 70% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 51 | 10.3:1 | 51% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 65 | 7.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | 77 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piscataway Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (391 to 640); teachers up 47% (43 to 63).
About Piscataway Magnet School
Federal records list Piscataway Magnet School as a high school in PISCATAWAY, New Jersey. The school counted 640 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 31% below the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey.
A total of 5 schools make up Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District, with 2,115 students enrolled.
At Piscataway Magnet School, 64% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 17% White, 10% Black, and 8% Asian. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Piscataway Magnet School scores 54%.
Piscataway Magnet School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1, with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. The school has 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Middlesex County report 42%.
Piscataway Magnet School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of New Jersey public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Piscataway Magnet School is 3.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.9% actual, 30.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 214 public schools and about 129,255 students.
Piscataway Magnet School is about 0.6 miles from Future Foundations Academy (FFA), its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Piscataway Magnet School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Piscataway Magnet School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 640, starting from 656.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Piscataway Magnet School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District
- East Brunswick Magnet SchoolHigh · 745 students
- Woodbridge Academy Magnet SchoolHigh · 288 students
- Perth Amboy Magnet SchoolHigh · 269 students
- Edison Academy Magnet SchoolHigh · 173 students
Other schools in PISCATAWAY
- Piscataway Township High SchoolHigh · 2,144 students
- Piscataway Township Schools Children's CornerElementary · 616 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Theodore Schor Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Arbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Future Foundations Academy (FFA)0.6 mi · 130
- Piscataway Regional Day School0.6 mi · 119
- Bright Beginnings Learning Center0.6 mi · 144
- John Marshall Elementary School1.0 mi · 762
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School1.1 mi · 954
- Highland Park Middle School1.6 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Piscataway Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Piscataway Magnet School?
Piscataway Magnet School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Piscataway Magnet School serve?
Piscataway Magnet School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piscataway Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piscataway Magnet School is approximately 10.2:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Piscataway Magnet School?
At Piscataway Magnet School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 64% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian.
What district is Piscataway Magnet School in?
Piscataway Magnet School is part of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.