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Academy For Performing Arts

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 · (908) 889-8288 · Part of Union County Vocational-Technical School District

Scotch Plains Township’s School Grade A− better than 76% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
242
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Academy For Performing Arts

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 961
Grade 1066
Grade 1155
Grade 1260
Enrollment over time
226’20
234’21
231’22
240’23
242’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 31%Black 16%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Academy For Performing Arts from Scotch Plains Township families.

Other schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District

The district →
Union County Tech
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotch Plains
A+
502 students20:1
Academy For Allied Health Sciences
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotch Plains
A+
308 students20:1
Academy For Information Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotch Plains
A+
307 students21:1
Union County Magnet High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotch Plains
A+
297 students20:1
Union County Career & Technical Institute
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotch Plains
67 students3:1
Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Roselle
10 students4:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Scotch Plains Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.