Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Summary:

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is a public high school serving 1,510 students in grades 9-12 in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The school consistently performs well, ranking among the top 25% of New Jersey high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School stands out for its strong academic performance, with students scoring significantly higher than the state average on state assessments in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra, Geometry, and Science. The school also boasts an excellent four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.0% to 97.2% over the past five years, and a very low dropout rate below 0.2%. While the student population is predominantly White (61.39%), the school has a diverse representation of other racial groups, including Hispanic (16.42%), Asian (8.87%), and African American (8.34%) students. Notably, the school's African American and Special Education students rank among the top 15% and top 20% of New Jersey high schools, respectively, in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as those in the Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which include several highly ranked magnet and specialized high schools, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School still performs well, particularly in its strong graduation rates and low chronic absenteeism. While the school's overall performance is excellent, the slight decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, as well as the increase in chronic absenteeism, may warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to maintain its high standards.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 667 Westfield Road
       Scotch Plains, NJ  07076


(908) 889-8600

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
127th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,238 Help


Feeder schools for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School:

Elementary:    Evergreen Elementary School
    Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
    J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
    School One Elementary
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Middle:    Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
    Terrill Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  1,510

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.4%
Hispanic:
16.4%
Asian:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  3.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ranks better than 69.9% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.52. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.4%), Hispanic (16.4%), Asian (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 3.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is 13. (See more...)
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Compare Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School employs 115.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is $9,238.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School 127th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in the ranking list.)

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District 127th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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Rank History for all students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 77.70 70th 343 79.6%
2004 71.30 109th 348 68.7%
2005 73.71 102nd 351 70.9%
2006 78.49 64th 357 82.1%
2007 72.35 106th 361 70.6%
2008 74.46 96th 359 73.3%
2009 74.33 99th 370 73.2%
2010 76.43 77th 371 79.2%
2011 75.63 85th 378 77.5%
2012 74.66 88th 388 77.3%
2013 70.74 122nd 396 69.2%
2014 73.42 104th 411 74.7%
2015 61.53 82nd 406 79.8%
2016 60.99 97th 409 76.3%
2017 75.32 48th 411 88.3%
2018 70.82 66th 415 84.1%
2019 68.87 80th 416 80.8%
2021 72.99 63rd 405 84.4%
2022 65.78 84th 415 79.8%
2023 57.52 127th 422 69.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.30 16th 355 95.5%
2019 85.88 31st 349 91.1%
2021 65.04 62nd 333 81.4%
2022 78.04 30th 344 91.3%
2023 69.68 48th 339 85.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.85 22nd 345 93.6%
2019 74.08 44th 347 87.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.30 60th 403 85.1%
2019 70.16 75th 408 81.6%
2021 73.36 65th 402 83.8%
2022 59.52 96th 414 76.8%
2023 49.48 149th 416 64.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.95 59th 405 85.4%
2019 70.58 74th 407 81.8%
2021 71.13 63rd 402 84.3%
2022 74.21 56th 410 86.3%
2023 64.10 97th 414 76.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.46 40th 198 79.8%
2019 59.80 64th 191 66.5%
2021 51.41 69th 165 58.2%
2022 54.28 66th 175 62.3%
2023 45.26 87th 172 49.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.78 34th 266 87.2%
2019 71.91 38th 254 85.0%
2021 65.28 48th 247 80.6%
2022 77.26 24th 256 90.6%
2023 65.90 37th 250 85.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.46 29th 368 92.1%
2019 85.68 30th 364 91.8%
2021 69.34 65th 374 82.6%
2022 78.47 41st 382 89.3%
2023 66.91 70th 385 81.8%
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Rank History for White students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.83 49th 340 85.6%
2019 65.27 67th 339 80.2%
2021 56.92 81st 336 75.9%
2022 67.57 55th 335 83.6%
2023 59.55 87th 335 74.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1006 179 52 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1246
1989 910 160 65 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1143
1990 869 152 81 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1109
1991 852 171 80 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1115
1992 841 172 81 23 0 n/a n/a 0 1117
1993 797 162 75 23 0 n/a n/a 0 1057
1994 796 165 85 29 1 n/a n/a 0 1076
1995 758 181 82 41 0 n/a n/a 0 1062
1996 758 181 82 41 0 n/a n/a 0 1062
1998 755 179 66 35 0 n/a n/a 0 1035
1999 753 185 69 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1039
2000 780 169 72 37 0 n/a n/a -1 1057
2001 851 166 76 49 0 n/a n/a 0 1142
2002 957 172 74 63 0 n/a n/a 0 1266
2003 957 172 74 63 0 n/a n/a 0 1266
2004 1029 193 78 61 0 n/a n/a 0 1361
2005 1068 209 83 56 0 n/a n/a 0 1416
2006 1093 209 90 72 0 n/a n/a 0 1464
2007 1115 208 75 81 1 n/a n/a 0 1480
2008 1070 203 89 87 1 n/a n/a 0 1450
2009 1056 219 87 99 0 7 0 0 1468
2010 1071 195 78 96 0 4 0 0 1444
2011 1096 202 73 98 0 3 6 0 1478
2012 1123 198 73 95 0 1 16 0 1506
2013 1142 185 83 101 2 3 18 0 1534
2014 1141 194 92 113 3 2 13 0 1558
2015 1146 183 91 125 4 3 20 0 1572
2016 1124 163 92 146 3 3 36 0 1567
2017 1091 161 91 145 2 1 39 0 1530
2018 1103 159 103 143 1 1 47 0 1557
2019 1098 159 108 148 1 1 59 0 1574
2020 1043 136 122 167 2 2 65 0 1537
2021 1023 131 122 192 2 2 77 0 1549
2022 979 124 125 229 2 4 75 1 1539
2023 927 126 134 248 3 3 67 2 1510

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1246 86.0 14.4 n/a
1989 1143 92.0 12.4 n/a
1990 1109 84.0 13.2 0.9
1991 1115 83.0 13.4 1.2
1992 1117 83.0 13.4 n/a
1993 1057 80.5 13.1 2
1994 1076 82.0 13.1 n/a
1995 1062 80.0 13.3 0.8
1996 1062 80.0 13.3 0.8
1998 1035 77.5 13.4 1.4
1999 1039 78.4 13.3 1.7
2000 1057 80.7 13.1 0.7
2001 1142 81.6 14.0 2.4
2002 1266 87.6 14.5 1.5
2003 1266 87.6 14.5 1.5
2004 1361 94.6 14.4 2.5
2005 1416 99.1 14.3 n/a
2006 1464 101.7 14.4 2.6
2007 1480 102.0 14.5 2.6
2008 1450 90.0 16.1 1.6
2009 1468 96.0 13.1 4.5
2010 1444 91.0 15.8 5
2011 1478 92.1 16.0 5.4
2012 1506 115.8 13.0 5.4
2013 1534 107.5 14.2 7.4
2014 1558 110.8 14.0 6.8
2015 1572 114.0 13.7 7.2
2016 1567 113.0 13.8 7.3
2017 1530 115.0 13.3 6.2
2018 1557 113.2 13.7 6.2
2019 1574 114.4 13.7 6
2020 1537 113.8 13.5 3.5
2021 1549 115.6 13.3 3.6
2022 1539 117.2 13.1 3
2023 1510 115.8 13.0 3.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1246 86.0 14.4 n/a
1989 1143 92.0 12.4 n/a
1990 1109 84.0 13.2 0.9
1991 1115 83.0 13.4 1.2
1992 1117 83.0 13.4 n/a
1993 1057 80.5 13.1 2
1994 1076 82.0 13.1 n/a
1995 1062 80.0 13.3 0.8
1996 1062 80.0 13.3 0.8
1998 1035 77.5 13.4 1.4
1999 1039 78.4 13.3 1.7
2000 1057 80.7 13.1 0.7
2001 1142 81.6 14.0 2.4
2002 1266 87.6 14.5 1.5
2003 1266 87.6 14.5 1.5
2004 1361 94.6 14.4 2.5
2005 1416 99.1 14.3 n/a
2006 1464 101.7 14.4 2.6
2007 1480 102.0 14.5 2.6
2008 1450 90.0 16.1 1.6
2009 1468 96.0 13.1 4.5
2010 1444 91.0 15.8 5
2011 1478 92.1 16.0 5.4
2012 1506 115.8 13.0 5.4
2013 1534 107.5 14.2 7.4
2014 1558 110.8 14.0 6.8
2015 1572 114.0 13.7 7.2
2016 1567 113.0 13.8 7.3
2017 1530 115.0 13.3 6.2
2018 1557 113.2 13.7 6.2
2019 1574 114.4 13.7 6
2020 1537 113.8 13.5 3.5
2021 1549 115.6 13.3 3.6
2022 1539 117.2 13.1 3
2023 1510 115.8 13.0 3.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $37 (0.4%) $9,201 (99.6%) $9,238

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 80th of 416 High schoolsRanks 127th of 422 High schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School)75.261.8
 13.4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District)75.261.8
 13.4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School)31.49.6
 21.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District)31.49.6
 21.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School)78.144.8
 33.3%
   9th Grade Geometry (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District)78.144.8
 33.3%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School)29.99.6
 20.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District)66.352.9
 13.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School)69.644.8
 24.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District)69.644.8
 24.8%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15741510
 4.1%
African American159126
 20.8%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian108134
 24.1%
Hispanic148248
 67.6%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White1098927
 15.6%
Two or More Races5967
 13.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients6%3.7%
 2.3%


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Students at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,510 students attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School ranks 127th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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