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Enrollment
1,562
High
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341467005676
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
667 WESTFIELD ROAD, SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076 · (908) 889-8600 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,562 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.3:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
87 students
DISTRICT 4% · 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 | 403 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 404 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 361 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 394 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 38.5% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School this school | 1,562 | 5.6% | 53.9% |
| Moorestown High School MOORESTOWN | 1,251 | 8.8% | 68.3% |
| Wayne Valley High School WAYNE | 1,201 | 11.6% | 49.4% |
| Gloucester County Institute of Technology Sewell | 1,657 | 11.9% | 51.2% |
| Wayne Hills High School WAYNE | 1,162 | 11.3% | 55.3% |
| Randolph High School RANDOLPH | 1,275 | 13.4% | 47.0% |
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 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #95 of 397 | #12 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #105 of 400 ▲ 35 | #11 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #124 of 395 ▼ 10 | #13 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,562 | #76 of 442 | #5 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #273 of 388 | #12 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #175 of 389 | #12 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.6% | #359 of 405 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #172 of 173 | #24 of 24 |
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
1,562
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,115
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,562 | 117 | 13.3:1 | 6% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 1,551 | 115.9 | 13.4:1 | 5% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 1,510 | 115.8 | 13.0:1 | 4% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 1,549 | 115 | 13.5:1 | 4% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 1,557 | 113.2 | 13.8:1 | 6% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 1,567 | 113 | 13.9:1 | 7% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 1,478 | 92 | 16.1:1 | 5% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 1,142 | 81 | 14.1:1 | 2% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 1,115 | 83 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,557 to 1,562); teachers up 3% (113.2 to 117).
About Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
This page covers Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, a high-enrollment high school in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey. The school enrolls 1,562 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New Jersey is about 929, so this school runs 68% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District totals 5,673 students.
White students make up a majority at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, at 62%. Next come 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 39% White among all Union County residents. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 117 full-time-equivalent teachers at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.3:1. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 6%. For comparison, public schools in Union County average 52%.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.9%, compared with a predicted 63.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Union County, the median household income is $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union County is home to 180 public schools and about 99,046 public school students.
Evergreen Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,549 students in 2020-21 and 1,562 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
- Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Terrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- William J. McGinn Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- J. Ackerman Coles Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Howard B. Brunner Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Other schools in SCOTCH PLAINS
- Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Terrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- William J. McGinn Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- J. Ackerman Coles Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Union County TechHigh · 502 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary School0.1 mi · 449
- Howard B. Brunner Elementary School0.3 mi · 434
- Hillcrest Academy-North0.5 mi · 74
- Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School0.7 mi · 913
- School One Elementary0.9 mi · 424
- William J. McGinn Elementary School1.1 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolHow many students attend Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School?
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School enrolls approximately 1,562 students in grades 09-12.
Is Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School?
At Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in?
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is part of Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.