Middle Schools in Irvington Public School District

Summary:

The Irvington Public School District in New Jersey operates two middle schools: Union Avenue Middle School and University Middle School. Both schools are performing significantly below the state average on key metrics, with low test scores, poor school rankings, and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Neither Union Avenue Middle School nor University Middle School stand out as high-performing institutions. Union Avenue Middle School ranked 658 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools in 2024-2025 and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, while University Middle School ranked 717 out of 752 and is rated 0 out of 5 stars.

Both schools struggle with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 27.5% and 24.6% of 8th-grade students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency standards, compared to the state average of 57.1%. Additionally, the schools have high rates of chronic absenteeism, at 14.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average. These challenges, coupled with the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (over 67% and 69%), suggest that the Irvington Public School District faces significant equity and resource allocation issues that need to be addressed to improve the quality of education for its middle school students.

District Detail

1 University Place
Irvington, NJ 07111

(973) 399-6800

SchoolDigger Rank:
598^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,659

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Myrtle Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6879	719	60	11.9	76.8%	3 (0.4%)	443 (61.6%)	269 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9.5	717^th of 752 public middle schools	4.7%		10.7	700^th of 743 public middle schools	5.8%	17	1.3	18.1	18.8	24.6	3.8	10.2	3.9	54.2	54.2	$9,378	$185	$9,193
Union Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	427 Union Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6885	735	47	15.8	79.9%	1 (0.1%)	495 (67.3%)	232 (31.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15	658^th of 752 public middle schools	12.5%		16.1	644^th of 743 public middle schools	13.3%	14	3.3	33.3	32.0	27.5	10.0	13.2	3.1	100.0	100.0	$9,597	$204	$9,393

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newark Public School District	0.48 mi	65	534^th
Burch Charter School of Excellence	0.56 mi	1	569^th
People's Achieve Community Charter School	0.85 mi	1
TEAM Academy Charter School	1.26 mi	1
Hillside Public School District	1.34 mi	7	474^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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