📍 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, Union County, 07076
Academy For Performing Arts is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Scotch Plains, Union County. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Vocational-Technical School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy For Performing Arts enrolls 231 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 15% male and 83% female. A teaching staff of 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4% |
| Asian | 8 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
11 of the school's 231 students (4.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Academy For Performing Arts is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 22, state house district 22.
Academy For Performing Arts is one of 8 schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District, based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The district serves 1,703 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 231 students, Academy For Performing Arts is close to the district average of about 213 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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