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The Union County Magnet High School (UCMHS) is a magnet public high school located in Scotch Plains on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus, serving the vocational and technical educational needs of students in ninth through twelfth grades throughout Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school's goal is to prepare students for college/vocational training utilizing technology through problem solving, project-based learning, and interdisciplinary education. Students must apply to enter the school and the school turns away approximately 2/3 of applicants. As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 290 students and 24.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.65:1. There were 23 students (7.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 6 (2.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.〔(School Data for Union County Magnet High School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 30, 2015.〕 ==Awards, recognition and rankings== Union County Magnet High School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.〔( McGreevey Celebrates Schools that are "Getting it Right": Schools of Excellence Winners Demonstrate Effectiveness of Governor’s Education Priorities ), New Jersey Department of Education press release dated November 211, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2009.〕 Union County Magnet High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004-05 school year.〔(U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2005 (PDF) ), United States Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2006.〕 In September 2013, the school was honored for a second time when it was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as honoring schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".〔Rundquist, Jeanette. ("15 N.J. schools named as national 'Blue Ribbon' winners" ), ''The Star-Ledger'', September 24, 2013. Accessed September 25, 2013. "Five Catholic schools, six county vocational-technical schools and a Yeshiva are among the list of honored schools in New Jersey. Also named as 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools were Dover, Harrison and Wildwood high schools."〕〔(2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private ), pp. 15-17. United States Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed September 25, 2013.〕 Union County Magnet High School was cited as a "Public Elite", one of 22 such schools recognized nationwide in ''Newsweek'' magazine's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the May 8, 2006, issue. Newsweek described that the school's "Focus is on science, math and technology".〔("The Public Elites" ),''Newsweek'', May 8, 2006.〕 In ''Newsweek's'' May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Union County Magnet High School was listed in 598th place, the 12th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.〔("The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools" ), ''Newsweek'', May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.〕 In 2005-06, the school averaged a 1922 combined SAT score, fourth highest of all public high schools statewide.〔(2005-06 School Test Score Rankings ), ''The Star-Ledger''. Accessed June 19, 2007.〕 In 2008, Magnet High School, along with the Academy for Allied Health Sciences, was named #1 youth per capita in the entire nation by the American Cancer Society for their Relay for Life. In total, the schools raised over $73,000.〔("Union County Vo-Tech Schools Win National Award For Fundraising - Students raise $80,000 for cancer research" ) dated November 13, 2008.〕 In 2009, Magnet High School, along with the other UCVTS schools, was named #1 youth per capita in the entire nation by the American Cancer Society for their Relay For Life program. In total, the schools raised over $115,000. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as one of 16 schools tied for first out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (unchanged from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy (100.0%) and mathematics (100.0%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).〔(New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011 ), Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 23, 2012.〕 In 2011, Magnet High School was named a Silver Medal School and ranked #70 in the Nation as one of the best math and science high school according to ''U.S. News & World Report''.〔(Union County Magnet High School ), ''U.S. News & World Report''. Accessed January 15, 2012.〕 In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", ''The Daily Beast'' ranked the school 65th in the nation among participating public high schools and 5th among schools in New Jersey.〔Streib, Lauren. ("America's Best High Schools" ), ''The Daily Beast'', May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.〕 The school was ranked 102nd in the nation and fifth in New Jersey on the list of "America's Best High Schools 2012" prepared by ''The Daily Beast'' / ''Newsweek'', with rankings based 25% each on graduation rate, matriculation rate for college and number of Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate courses taken per student, with 10% based on average scores on the SAT / ACT, 10% on AP/IB scores and an additional 5% based on the number of AP/IB courses available to students.〔Staff. ("America's Best High Schools 2012" ), ''The Daily Beast'' / ''Newsweek'', May 20, 2012. Accessed May 21, 2012.〕 In Newsweek's 2014 "America's Best High Schools", Magnet was ranked 2nd in the nation.〔Staff. ("2014 America's High Schools" ), ''Newsweek''. Accessed October 6, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Union County Magnet High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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