Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Union County Magnet High School – US News & World Report – 28/100

Union County Magnet High School
1776 RARITAN RD
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076

Phone: (908) 889-8288

District: Union County Vocational-Technical Schools

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Overview

Union County Magnet High School is ranked 26th within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Union County Magnet High School is 55 percent. The student body makeup is 55 percent male and 45 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 42 percent. Union County Magnet High School is 1 of 5 high schools in the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#375
State Rank
#26
STEM Rank
#28
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 276
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 42%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 8%
Full-Time Teachers 26
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Language 100%
Proficient in Math 100%
College Readiness Index 50.8
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 10
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 5
Total Students 1,329
Proficient in Language (district average) 100%
Proficient in Math (district average) 99%
College Readiness (district average) 46.8

Total Enrollment 276
9th Grade 142 Students
10th Grade 134 Students
11th Grade N/A
12th Grade N/A
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 42%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 24%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 8%
White Enrollment (% of total) 58%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Gender

Male (% of total) 55%
Female (% of total) 45%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 4%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 8%

Language Proficiency Distribution

Language proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 70
Partially Proficient 0%
Proficient 26%
Advanced 74%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s High School Proficiency Assessment test.

Total Students Tested 70
Partially Proficient 0%
Proficient 4%
Advanced 96%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 142.5
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 37.0
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient N/A
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 100.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students N/A
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students N/A
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 50.8
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 55%
Participant Passing Rate 89%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.3
Exam Pass Rate 93%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 49%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.5
The Union County Magnet High School (UCMHS) is a magnet public high school located in Scotch Plains on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus, serving the vocational and technical educational needs of students throughout Union County, New Jersey. The Mission Statement of the school states that the school’s goal is to prepare students for college/vocational training utilizing technology through problem solving, project-based learning, and interdisciplinary education. Students must apply to enter the school and the school turns away approximately 2/3 of applicants.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 274 students and 24 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.42:1.