Burnet Middle School
1000 Caldwell Ave
Union NJ, 07083, Union County
Phone: 908-851-6490
Ranking:
(1,410 out of 1,847, bottom 24%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Union Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 84 | 82 | 75 | 67 | 63 | 77 | 76 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,047 | 1,076 | 1,077 | 1,085 | 1,073 | 1,089 | 1,045 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 326 | 31.1% | 338 | 31.4% | 316 | 29.3% | 362 | 33.4% | 336 | 31.3% | 367 | 33.7% | 321 | 30.7% |
Grade 7: | 353 | 33.7% | 334 | 31.0% | 372 | 34.5% | 344 | 31.7% | 363 | 33.8% | 326 | 29.9% | 362 | 34.6% |
Grade 8: | 340 | 32.5% | 376 | 34.9% | 358 | 33.2% | 361 | 33.3% | 348 | 32.4% | 376 | 34.5% | 330 | 31.6% |
Ungraded: | 28 | 2.7% | 28 | 2.6% | 30 | 2.8% | 18 | 1.7% | 26 | 2.4% | 20 | 1.8% | 32 | 3.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 523 | 50.0% | 531 | 49.3% | 538 | 50.0% | 560 | 51.6% | 552 | 51.4% | 568 | 52.2% | 539 | 51.6% |
Female: | 524 | 50.0% | 545 | 50.7% | 539 | 50.0% | 525 | 48.4% | 521 | 48.6% | 521 | 47.8% | 502 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 95 | 9.1% | 102 | 9.5% | 102 | 9.5% | 93 | 8.6% | 95 | 8.9% | 118 | 10.8% | 115 | 11.0% |
Hispanic: | 196 | 18.7% | 185 | 17.2% | 168 | 15.6% | 173 | 15.9% | 178 | 16.6% | 176 | 16.2% | 177 | 16.9% |
Black: | 576 | 55.0% | 594 | 55.2% | 595 | 55.2% | 593 | 54.7% | 575 | 53.6% | 566 | 52.0% | 515 | 49.3% |
White: | 167 | 16.0% | 186 | 17.3% | 202 | 18.8% | 215 | 19.8% | 213 | 19.9% | 220 | 20.2% | 238 | 22.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 13 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 29.2% | 352 | 32.7% | 321 | 29.8% | 322 | 29.7% | 284 | 26.5% | 371 | 34.1% | 272 | 26.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 10.3% | 138 | 12.8% | 117 | 10.9% | 101 | 9.3% | 117 | 10.9% | 187 | 17.2% | 115 | 11.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.46 | 13.12 | 14.30 | 16.19 | 17.03 | 12.40 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 68.1% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 43.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 59.3% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 57.0% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 64.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 64.5% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 67.2% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 56.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 52.8% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 61.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 71.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 75.8% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 62.2% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 64.6% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 60.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 57.2% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 57.3% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 59.7% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 56.6% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 48.0% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 53.2% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 50.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 59.0% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 60.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 54.9% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.4% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 74.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 73.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 78.0% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 79.1% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 80.8% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 53.3% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 58.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.7% | 51.1% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 62.8% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 66.0% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 70.3% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 82.1% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 78.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 80.3% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 78.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 83.4% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 65.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 64.9% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 64.6% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 64.3% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 54.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 57.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 51.6% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 56.8% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 58.3% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 74.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 75.5% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 72.9% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 79.5% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 80.6% | 78.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Burnet Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.