Union City School District

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District Summary

3912 Bergen Turnpike
Union City, NJ 07087

(201) 348-5851

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SchoolDigger Rank:
353^rd of 618 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,231

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2019)								NJSLA Mathematics (2019)						NJSLA Algebra I (2019)			NJSLA Geometry (2019)			NJSLA Algebra II (2019)		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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 10th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	399	26	15.3	56.6%	26 (6.5%)	9 (2.3%)	341 (85.5%)	22 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.6	4^th of 1360 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.5	26^th of 1353 public elementary schools	98.1%	22	93.2	95.6	91.8	100.0	100.0	100.0			88.6	91.1	89.8	78.1	78.9	88.4									$11,311	$157	$11,154
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	318 - 18th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5900	1,023	62	16.5	89.7%	22 (2.2%)	10 (1.0%)	982 (96.0%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54.1	342^nd of 745 public middle schools	54.1%		49.6	367^th of 716 public middle schools	48.7%	25				60.7	73.3	64.0						25.2	32.0	40.1									$8,615	$483	$8,132
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	606	35	17.1	89.4%	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	586 (96.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	994^th of 1360 public elementary schools	26.9%		41.5	843^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	37.7%	151	41.9	57.4	51.0						36.6	38.3	18.9												$10,358	$522	$9,836
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education	Public	PK-K	2200 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 271-2311	298	30	9.8	55.4%	17 (5.7%)	9 (3.0%)	260 (87.2%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$8,345	$380	$7,965
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	1,019	75	13.6	95.9%	18 (1.8%)	9 (0.9%)	981 (96.3%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	1006^th of 1360 public elementary schools	26.0%		27.3	1040^th of 1353 public elementary schools	23.1%	34	39.5	51.9	44.7	52.5					43.1	27.8	29.9	22.4											$10,005	$572	$9,433
Hudson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	167 19th St	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 624-9800	367	25	14.7	80.7%	14 (3.8%)	7 (1.9%)	338 (92.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.8	575^th of 1360 public elementary schools	57.7%					(n/a)	62.3								55.8														$11,375	$464	$10,911
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	329	25	13.1	87.8%	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	315 (95.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	644^th of 1360 public elementary schools	52.6%		59.4	586^th of 1353 public elementary schools	56.7%	58	37.5	82.4							57.1	64.7													$11,594	$561	$11,033
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	1,010	62	16.4	93.8%	23 (2.3%)	10 (1.0%)	970 (96.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	932^nd of 1360 public elementary schools	31.5%		36.4	920^th of 1353 public elementary schools	32.0%	12	43.8	52.5	48.9	53.9					42.2	40.6	25.3	35.3											$9,355	$562	$8,793
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	796	55	14.4	93.2%	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	778 (97.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.1	860^th of 1360 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.8	900^th of 1353 public elementary schools	33.5%	40	50.5	61.6	54.8	55.2					44.0	33.9	32.4	32.9											$10,431	$615	$9,816
Robert Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5925	1,084	72	15.1	93.5%	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,065 (98.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	1050^th of 1360 public elementary schools	22.8%		26.7	1047^th of 1353 public elementary schools	22.6%	3	28.4	44.6	45.2	52.8					38.6	39.2	22.0	20.8											$9,833	$546	$9,287
Union City High School	Public	9-12	2500 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 330-8678	2,882	185	15.6	88.4%	53 (1.8%)	24 (0.8%)	2,766 (96.0%)	39 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.7	183^rd of 416 public high schools	56.0%		44.7	186^th of 415 public high schools	55.2%	3							79.0	57.3							73.7	8.1	63.0	0.0	13.5	13.1	50.0	50.0	$9,632	$446	$9,186
Union Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5936	885	62	14.2	93.7%	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	860 (97.2%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.6	356^th of 745 public middle schools	52.2%		54.2	321^st of 716 public middle schools	55.2%	35					58.8	57.8							34.5	46.4									$10,040	$489	$9,551
Jose Marti Freshman Academy	Public, Alternative	9	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	700	61	11.5	94.3%	16 (2.3%)	7 (1.0%)	670 (95.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							31.3								17.2		17.2						$12,231	$466	$11,765
Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	833	55	15.2	83.3%	18 (2.2%)	12 (1.4%)	797 (95.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.4	957^th of 1360 public elementary schools	29.6%		41.8	836^th of 1353 public elementary schools	38.2%	121	48.2	49.7	43.9						57.3	40.2	26.7												$10,464	$355	$10,109

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Bergen School District	0.3 mi	7	486^th
Weehawken Public School District	0.67 mi	3	455^th
Jersey City Public Schools	0.93 mi	39	452^nd
Elysian Charter School	0.98 mi	1	130^th
Jersey City Global Charter School	1.02 mi	1	24^th

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