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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Union County Public High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 46 public high schools serving 33,508 students in Union County, NJ.
The top-ranked public high schools in Union County, NJ are Academy For Allied Health Sciences, Union County Magnet High School and Academy For Information Technology. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Union County, NJ public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public high school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average). High schools in Union County have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of New Jersey public high schools.
Union County, NJ public high school have a Graduation Rate of 89%, which is less than the New Jersey average of 91%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy, with 98% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Jersey or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public high school average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public High Schools in Union County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Academy For Allied Health Sciences
Vocational School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288
Gr: 9-12 | 308 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #22.
Union County Magnet High School
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288
Gr: 9-12 | 297 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #33.
Academy For Information Technology
Vocational School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288
Gr: 9-12 | 307 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #44.
Union County Technical
Vocational School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1776 Raritan Rd
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288
Gr: 9-12 | 502 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #55.
Summit High School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
125 Kent Place Blvd
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1494
Gr: 9-12 | 1,198 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #66.
Westfield Senior High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
550 Dorian Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4500
Gr: 9-12 | 1,776 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Rank: #77.
Academy For Performing Arts
Vocational School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288
Gr: 9-12 | 242 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #88.
New Providence High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
35 Pioneer Dr
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-4700
Gr: 9-12 | 644 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #99.
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
(Math: 41% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
40 Morrell Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-5870
Gr: 9-12 | 1,268 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #1010.
Scotch Plains-fanwood High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
667 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8600
Gr: 9-12 | 1,562 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #1111.
Cranford High School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
201 West End Place
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6272
Gr: 9-12 | 1,116 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Rank: #1212.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
(Math: 20% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
310 Cherry St
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-6100
Gr: 9-12 | 1,015 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1313.
Governor Livingston High School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
175 Watchung Boulevard
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-3100
Gr: 9-12 | 849 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #1414.
Jonathan Dayton High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
139 Mountain Ave.
Springfield, NJ 07081
(973) 376-1025
Gr: 9-12 | 654 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #1515.
Arthur L. Johnson High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
365 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 382-0910
Gr: 9-12 | 785 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #1616.
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1700 West Front St
Plainfield, NJ 07063
(908) 731-4421
Gr: 7-12 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1717.
Simon Youth Academy
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
651 Kapkowski Road
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 889-2900
Gr: 9-12 | 4 students
Rank: #1818.
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
447 Richmond Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-6500
Gr: 9-12 | 415 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1919.
The Queen City Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
815 West Seventh Street
Plainfield, NJ 07063
(908) 753-4700
Gr: K-12 | 378 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Rank: #2020.
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
(Math: 13% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 436-6767
Gr: 9-12 | 1,144 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2121.
K. Johnson D. Vaughan And M. Jackson Stem Academy
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
237 South Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-5023
Gr: 9-12 | 740 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2222.
The Barack Obama Green Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
35 Watchung Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(877) 643-4064
Gr: 6-12 | 358 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Rank: #2323.
College Achieve Central Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
365 Emerson Ave
Plainfield, NJ 07062
(908) 625-1879
Gr: K-12 | 1,572 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
Rank: #2424.
Hillcrest Academy-south
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1571 Lamberts Mill Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 654-8558
Gr: 9-12 | 87 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #2525.
David Brearley Middle/high School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
401 Monroe Avenue
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
(908) 931-9696
Gr: 7-12 | 774 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #2626.
Roselle Park High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
185 W Webster Ave
Roselle Park, NJ 07204
(908) 241-4550
Gr: 9-12 | 593 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #2727.
Union High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2350 North Third Street
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 851-6500
Gr: 9-12 | 2,410 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2828.
Hillside High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1085 Liberty Ave
Hillside, NJ 07205
(908) 352-7664
Gr: 9-12 | 911 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2929.
Union County Teams Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
515 517 West Fourth Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 754-9043
Gr: K-12 | 304 students Student-teacher ratio: 38:1
Rank: #3030.
North Plainfield High School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
34 Wilson Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 769-6000
Gr: 9-12 | 1,141 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #3131.
Linden High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
121 West St. Georges Ave.
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-5432
Gr: 9-12 | 1,934 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #3232.
Rahway High School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1012 Madison Ave
Rahway, NJ 07065
(732) 396-1090
Gr: 9-12 | 1,286 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #3333.
Thomas A. Edison Career And Technical Academy
(Math: 4% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
625 Summer St
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-6800
Gr: 9-12 | 842 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3434.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy
(Math: 5% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
641 South Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-6600
Gr: 9-12 | 1,272 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #3535.
Pinnacle Academy High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20% )
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
209 Berckman St
Plainfield, NJ 07062
(908) 731-4270
Gr: 9-12 | 67 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public high schools in Union County, NJ?
The top-ranked public high schools in Union County, NJ include Academy For Allied Health Sciences, Union County Magnet High School and Academy For Information Technology.
How many public high schools are located in Union County?
46 public high schools are located in Union County.
What is the racial composition of students in Union County?
Union County public high schools minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public high schools average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Which public high schools in Union County are often viewed compared to one another?

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