Elementary Schools in Union City School District

Summary:

The Union City School District in New Jersey is home to 10 elementary schools serving grades pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The data reveals a mix of performance levels across the district, with a few standout schools like Sara M. Gilmore Academy consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. Other high-performing schools include Colin Powell Elementary School and Hudson Elementary School.

The data also highlights areas for improvement, such as the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which is a concern. Additionally, there is a significant performance gap between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing ones, with proficiency rates differing by as much as 50 percentage points in some cases. This suggests a need to understand the factors contributing to the success of the top-performing schools and potentially replicate those practices across the district.

The data also reveals that the district serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch ranging from 52.54% at Sara M. Gilmore Academy to 94.87% at Thomas A. Edison Elementary School. This suggests the need for targeted resources and support to address the unique challenges faced by these students.

District Detail

3912 Bergen Turnpike
Union City, NJ 07087

(201) 271-2289

SchoolDigger Rank:
298^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,519

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
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)						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 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	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 County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	7^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.9	23^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.3%	16	63.0	33.3	91.1	100.0	93.4	96.3	96.1	100.0	95.6	87.2	89.1	85.4	70.6	55.6	$11,311	$157	$11,154
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	502	38	13.2	90.8%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	486 (96.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	872^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.1	868^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	15.0		37.6	55.0	46.1				33.7	43.7	33.8				$10,358	$522	$9,836
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education	Public	PK-K	2200 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 271-2311	300	42	7.1	61.0%	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	275 (91.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)															$8,345	$380	$7,965
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	767	73	10.5	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	20 (2.6%)	723 (94.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.8	682^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.4%		40.4	791^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.9%	109	13.8		37.6	69.3	53.8	59.6			50.5	57.8	47.5	33.6			$10,005	$572	$9,433
Hudson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	167 19th St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 624-9800	320	29	11.0	68.4%	22 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	284 (88.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	63.8	494^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.6	611^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.3%	117			55.3						55.2						$11,375	$464	$10,911
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 Palisade Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5960	272	27	10.0	85.3%	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	249 (91.5%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.4	783^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		55.3	604^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.9%	179			25.5	46.2					41.2	76.9					$11,594	$561	$11,033
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4507 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5971	871	57	15.2	92.1%	25 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	823 (94.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	724^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		47.3	707^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.2%	17	20.6		35.5	57.1	53.8	63.9			43.8	31.8	42.6	47.2			$9,355	$562	$8,793
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	3905 New York Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5829	776	55	14.1	82.0%	9 (1.2%)	10 (1.3%)	750 (96.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.6	917^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.4	922^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	31.1%	5	16.5		23.3	37.1	52.3	61.4			30.1	37.5	28.7	24.8			$10,431	$615	$9,816
Robert Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5925	983	75	13.1	83.8%	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	953 (96.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.9	828^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	884^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	56	13.8		35.1	43.4	50.0	54.4			54.1	38.7	34.1	35.5			$9,833	$546	$9,287
Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	692	52	13.3	73.6%	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	658 (95.1%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	567^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.9%		57.1	579^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.7%	12	21.7		57.5	61.8	62.8				62.6	45.0	49.6				$10,464	$355	$10,109

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Bergen School District	0.3 mi	8	510^th
Weehawken Public School District	0.69 mi	3	380^th
Jersey City Public Schools	0.93 mi	39	455^th
Elysian Charter School	0.99 mi	1	48^th
Jersey City Global Charter School	1.03 mi	1	71^st

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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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