Union Senior High High School
2350 North Third St
Union NJ, 07083, Union County
Phone: 908-851-6500
Ranking:
(267 out of 346, bottom 23%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 188 | 169 | 177 | 155 | 157 | 170 | 184 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,369 | 2,387 | 2,317 | 2,358 | 2,410 | 2,449 | 2,532 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 558 | 23.6% | 552 | 23.1% | 567 | 24.5% | 555 | 23.5% | 609 | 25.3% | 545 | 22.3% | 612 | 24.2% |
Grade 10: | 563 | 23.8% | 601 | 25.2% | 551 | 23.8% | 613 | 26.0% | 567 | 23.5% | 634 | 25.9% | 619 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 614 | 25.9% | 568 | 23.8% | 619 | 26.7% | 570 | 24.2% | 621 | 25.8% | 629 | 25.7% | 641 | 25.3% |
Grade 12: | 583 | 24.6% | 618 | 25.9% | 569 | 24.6% | 620 | 26.3% | 613 | 25.4% | 641 | 26.2% | 660 | 26.1% |
Ungraded: | 51 | 2.2% | 48 | 2.0% | 11 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,219 | 51.5% | 1,248 | 52.3% | 1,210 | 52.2% | 1,249 | 53.0% | 1,273 | 52.8% | 1,291 | 52.7% | 1,327 | 52.4% |
Female: | 1,150 | 48.5% | 1,139 | 47.7% | 1,107 | 47.8% | 1,109 | 47.0% | 1,137 | 47.2% | 1,158 | 47.3% | 1,201 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 230 | 9.7% | 231 | 9.7% | 217 | 9.4% | 237 | 10.1% | 242 | 10.0% | 237 | 9.7% | 269 | 10.6% |
Hispanic: | 430 | 18.2% | 449 | 18.8% | 425 | 18.3% | 396 | 16.8% | 392 | 16.3% | 399 | 16.3% | 413 | 16.3% |
Black: | 1,161 | 49.0% | 1,138 | 47.7% | 1,088 | 47.0% | 1,097 | 46.5% | 1,066 | 44.2% | 1,034 | 42.2% | 1,077 | 42.5% |
White: | 525 | 22.2% | 548 | 23.0% | 572 | 24.7% | 616 | 26.1% | 697 | 28.9% | 765 | 31.2% | 773 | 30.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 16 | 0.7% | 15 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 557 | 23.5% | 707 | 29.6% | 689 | 29.7% | 564 | 23.9% | 505 | 21.0% | 504 | 20.6% | 494 | 19.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 233 | 9.8% | 293 | 12.3% | 265 | 11.4% | 204 | 8.7% | 259 | 10.7% | 277 | 11.3% | 247 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 14.10 | 13.07 | 15.21 | 15.35 | 12.50 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 77.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 77.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.1% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 79.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 78.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 87.4% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 62.8% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 64.7% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 66.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.9% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 65.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 63.3% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 60.5% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 60.6% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 58.0% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 67.7% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.4% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Union Senior High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.