UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL
Scotch Plains · NJ · OFFICE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · Public · K-12 combined
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Union County Magnet High School → Academy For Allied Health Sciences → Academy For Performing Arts → Union County Career & Technical Institute → Union County Tech → Academy For Information Technology → Union Catholic Regional High School → First Children School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL compares for families
What families should know about UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Union County Magnet High School, Academy For Allied Health Sciences, Academy For Performing Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Magnet High School SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.7 | 297 | -3.6% |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.7 | 308 | -0.3% |
| Academy For Performing Arts SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.7 | 242 | +3.4% |
| Union County Career & Technical Institute Scotch Plains |
Public | 0.7 | 67 | — |
| Union County Tech SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.7 | 502 | -2.3% |
| Academy For Information Technology SCOTCH PLAINS |
Public | 0.7 | 307 | +7.0% |
| Union Catholic Regional High School Scotch Plains |
Private | 0.7 | 588 | -27.0% |
| First Children School Fanwood |
Private | 1.5 | 85 | +26.9% |