US News Released High School Rankings including Union

UNION, NJ - US News national list of "2024 Best High Schools" list was published early Tuesday morning - where did Union land?

Rankings released by U.S. News and World Report on Tuesday, April 23, put Union High School at 227th in the statewide rankings which are based on standardized test scores for the 2021-22 academic year.

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Union High School students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Union High School is 23%.

So what do the standardized test results reveal about Union High School students?

• Took at Least One AP® Exam 23%
• Passed at Least One AP® Exam 13%
• Mathematics Proficiency 25%
• Reading Proficiency 41%
• Science Proficiency 20%
• Graduation Rate 92%

“The 2024 Best High Schools rankings offer a starting point for parents to understand a school’s academic performance, whether it’s a prospective school or one that their child is already attending,” LaMont Jones, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a news release. “Accessible data on our high schools can empower families.”

U.S. News said the rankings are based on the state assessments for math, reading and science. Measures of college readiness, such as performance on advanced placement and international baccalaureate exams, were also considered in addition to underserved student performance, which measured learning outcomes among Black, Hispanic and low-income students for 10% of the overall ranking, U.S. News said.

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Private schools were not considered in the ranking due to limitations on publicly available data; however, charter and magnet schools were because they are publicly funded, U.S. News said.

How did our neighbors in surrounding communities and across Union County rank?

• Elizabeth High School - 436
• Jonathan Dayton (Springfield) High School - 121
• David Brearley (Kenilworth) Middle/High School – 303
• Cranford High School – 94
• Abraham Clark (Roselle) High School – 389-406

Top 20 High Schools in NJ

1.    High Technology High School - Monmouth County Vocational School

2.    Edison Academy Magnet School -Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School

3.    Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School

4.    Bergen County Academies Bergen County Vocational Technical School

5.    Biotechnology High Schoo lMonmouth County Vocational School District

6.    Dr. Ronald E McNair High School - Jersey City Public Schools

7.    Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro

8.    Union County Magnet High School  - Scotch Plains

9.    Academy for Information Technology - Scotch Plains

10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences Union County Vocational-Technical School

11. Glen Ridge High School

12. Marine Academy of Science and Technology Monmouth County Vocational School

13. Stem Innovation Academy of the Oranges -South Orange

14. Hunterdon Central Regional High School -Flemington

15. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South -Windsor

16. Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science -Neptune

17. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School -Plainsboro

18. Union County Tech-Scotch Plains

19. Millburn High School

20. Livingston High School

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