Union County Magnet High School

Union County Magnet High School, a rural-scale senior high in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey, one of the schools within Union County Vocational-Technical School District, teaches 297 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 68% leaner than the state mean of about 929.

Union County Vocational-Technical School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 1,737 students. Union County Magnet High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Union County Magnet High School logs that 38% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Union County Magnet High School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. 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, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Union County Magnet High School 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%; Union County Magnet High School posts 96.3%, +35.9 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Union County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, 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), Union County Magnet High School is one campus in the mix.

Academy For Performing Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union County Magnet High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union County Magnet High School has remained close to its prior level, going from 304 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 38% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.