Middle Schools in Township of Union School District

The Township of Union School District in New Jersey is home to three middle schools: Burnet Middle School, Kawameeh Middle School, and Jefferson Elementary (a 5th-grade-only middle school). Among these, Kawameeh Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, with a statewide ranking of 311 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kawameeh Middle School boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 11.8% and outperforms the district and state averages on NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. Additionally, 80.6% of its students are proficient in Algebra I, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, the other two schools, Burnet Middle School and Jefferson Elementary, have higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.1% to 21.1%.

While Kawameeh Middle School stands out, the Township of Union School District as a whole faces some challenges, including significant gaps in mathematics proficiency rates, with only 23.1% of 8th graders at Kawameeh Middle School being proficient, compared to 10.7% for the district and 17.8% statewide. The district should focus on addressing these performance gaps and ensuring equitable access to educational opportunities for all students, regardless of their background.