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Burnet Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

1000 Caldwell Avenue, Union, NJ 07083 · (908) 851-6490 · Part of Union Township School District

Union Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
970
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Burnet Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Union Township kids: Union High School

On the path

Where Union Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Burnet Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Union High Schoolin Union

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

1000 Caldwell Avenue, Union

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6326
Grade 7305
Grade 8339
Enrollment over time
1,022’20
977’21
981’22
959’23
970’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%Hispanic 27%White 11%Asian 8%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burnet Middle School from Union Township families.

Other schools in Union Township School District

The district →
Hannah Caldwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union
C
812 students16:1
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union
B
578 students13:1
Livingston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union
C+
485 students13:1
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union
C−
453 students10:1
Connecticut Farms Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
C+
430 students11:1
Battle Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union
C−
414 students12:1

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; Union Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.