Enrollment
297
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341804000214
Union County Magnet High School
1776 RARITAN ROAD, SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076 · (908) 889-8288 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- 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
20.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
31 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 27% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
100.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
92.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 100.0% | 92.6% |
| 2023-24 | 98.7% | 90.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
96.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Union County Magnet High School
Union County Magnet High School's state test result (96.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Magnet High School this school | 297 | 10.4% | 96.3% |
| Academy For Information Technology SCOTCH PLAINS | 307 | 8.8% | 91.8% |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences SCOTCH PLAINS | 308 | 10.4% | 88.2% |
| Somerset County Vocational Technical High School Bridgewater | 332 | 19.3% | 59.9% |
| Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science NEPTUNE | 300 | 2.0% | 87.1% |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro | 665 | 14.4% | 92.6% |
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 Union County Magnet High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 96.3% | #7 of 397 | #1 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.6% | #9 of 400 ▲ 2 | #1 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #5 of 395 ▲ 3 | #1 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #371 of 442 | #30 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #383 of 388 | #28 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #22 of 389 | #4 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #334 of 405 | #21 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #171 of 200 | #5 of 6 |
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
297
0 (0%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 297 | 14.9 | 20.0:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 14.9 | 20.9:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 15.9 | 19.1:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 15 | 19.8:1 | 9% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 13.7 | 22.1:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 8% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 4% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union County Magnet High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (304 to 297); teachers up 8% (13.7 to 14.9).
About Union County Magnet High School
Union County Magnet High School is a small high school in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07076). School enrollment was 297 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in New Jersey is roughly 929 students; this school is 68% smaller than that.
Union County Magnet High School is one of 8 schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which enrolls 1,737 students in total.
Union County Magnet High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 38%. Other students are 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Union County residents are about 6% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Union County Magnet High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1 at Union County Magnet High School, with 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 10% of enrollment. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Union County Magnet High School is A+. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Union County Magnet High School is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools: 96.3% actual against 60.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Union County show that median household income is about $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 180 public schools operate in Union County, serving about 99,046 students.
The nearest public school is Union County Tech, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Union County Magnet High School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Union County Magnet High School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 297, close to the 297 recorded in 2020-21.
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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 Union County Vocational-Technical School District
- Union County TechHigh · 502 students
- Academy For Allied Health SciencesHigh · 308 students
- Academy For Information TechnologyHigh · 307 students
- Academy For Performing ArtsHigh · 242 students
- Union County Career & Technical InstituteHigh · 67 students
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HSHigh · 10 students
Other schools in SCOTCH PLAINS
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Union County Tech0.0 mi · 502
- Academy For Allied Health Sciences0.0 mi · 308
- Academy For Performing Arts0.0 mi · 242
- Union County Career & Technical Institute0.0 mi · 67
- Academy For Information Technology0.0 mi · 307
- Terrill Middle School1.2 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Union County Magnet High SchoolHow many students attend Union County Magnet High School?
Union County Magnet High School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Union County Magnet High School serve?
Union County Magnet High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Union County Magnet High School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Union County Magnet High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union County Magnet High School?
At Union County Magnet High School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 38% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Union County Magnet High School public or private?
Union County Magnet High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County Vocational-Technical School District.
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