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Union Avenue Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Union Avenue Middle School is a public middle school located in Irvington, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 728. The school is part of the Irvington Public School District, which is ranked 598 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Avenue Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey middle schools, with academic performance significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.3% of 6th graders, 32% of 7th graders, and 27.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates are even lower, with only 10% of 6th graders, 13.2% of 7th graders, and 3.1% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding proficiency, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%.

Interestingly, the nearby South Orange Middle School and Maplewood Middle School, which are part of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, significantly outperform Union Avenue Middle School across various academic metrics. Additionally, Union Avenue Middle School stands out in its Algebra I performance, with 100% of students proficient or better in the subject in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

735

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,597

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

427 Union Ave
Irvington, NJ 07111-2811

(973) 399-6885

District: Irvington Public School District

Students who attend Union Avenue Middle School usually attend:

High:

Irvington High School

Feeder schools for Union Avenue Middle School:

Elementary:	Berkeley Terrace Elementary School
	Chancellor Avenue Elementary School
	Florence Avenue Elementary School
	Grove Street Elementary School
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	Madison Avenue
	Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
	University Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.3%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Pacific Islander:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg14%

New Jersey avg43%

658^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Irvington Public School District

598^th of 609Irvington Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	658 of 752	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	644 of 743	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	647 of 748	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	676 of 745	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	608 of 652	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	641 of 745	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	615 of 716	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	637 of 712	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	621 of 713	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	616 of 713	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	654 of 717	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	604 of 704	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	595 of 677	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	617 of 684	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	591 of 677	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	579 of 664	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	560 of 640	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	504 of 631	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	575 of 615	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	556 of 599	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.8	541 of 588	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.6	527 of 574	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	231 of 359	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	206 of 352	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	207 of 361	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	259 of 356	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	216 of 291	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	208 of 326	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	192 of 326	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	238 of 343	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	225 of 320	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	211 of 288	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	228 of 270	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	163 of 227	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	194 of 202	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	626 of 728	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	619 of 717	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	615 of 720	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	643 of 726	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	560 of 625	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	597 of 703	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	574 of 680	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	548 of 608	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	513 of 589	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	510 of 587	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	541 of 591	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	467 of 480	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	416 of 524	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	306 of 504	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	500 of 613	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	432 of 584	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	407 of 568	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	422 of 549	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	393 of 467	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	389 of 541	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	372 of 522	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	645 of 726	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	629 of 719	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	619 of 718	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	665 of 730	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	595 of 635	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	596 of 697	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	578 of 675	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	482 of 507	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	394 of 510	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	312 of 505	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	418 of 535	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	362 of 401	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	396 of 492	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	396 of 471	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts31%-26 vs state

Mathematics9%-26 vs state

Science3%-16 vs state

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	Public	7-8	145 Hillside Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	323	30	10.7	73.1%	15 (4.6%)	178 (55.1%)	128 (39.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	649^th of 752 public middle schools	13.7%		13.8	669^th of 743 public middle schools	10.0%	20		0.7			39.3	28.2			10.8	6.5		75.0	69.2			$8,834		$8,834
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
Hillside Innovation Academy	Public	7-8	195 Virginia St-1100 Woodruff	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 352-7664	97	6	16.1	67.0%	8 (8.2%)	60 (61.9%)	25 (25.8%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	299^th of 752 public middle schools	60.2%		71.6	184^th of 743 public middle schools	75.2%	115		7.8			90.9	90.2			21.7	12.5	42.9	56.3	48.6
Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	57	12.7	43.2%	138 (18.9%)	251 (34.4%)	257 (35.3%)	57 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	56	301^st of 752 public middle schools	60.0%		51.5	331^st of 743 public middle schools	55.5%	30		19.9		71.8	56.7	71.1		36.4	35.8	11.3		75.0	75.0			$9,597		$9,597
Jefferson Elementary	Public	5	155 Hilton Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6560	564	41	13.7	52.7%	93 (16.5%)	243 (43.1%)	164 (29.1%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.4%)								(n/a)	22.4		43.5				27.2									$9,285	$268	$9,017
Burnet Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Caldwell Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6490	970	76	12.8	57.5%	106 (10.9%)	484 (49.9%)	266 (27.4%)	78 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.4%)	32.8	483^rd of 752 public middle schools	35.8%		35.1	462^nd of 743 public middle schools	37.8%	21		12.0		50.2	45.4	39.2		26.6	28.2	10.7		66.7	66.7			$8,436	$264	$8,172
Maplewood Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Burnett St	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-7660	762	80	9.5	18.6%	406 (53.3%)	174 (22.8%)	89 (11.7%)	29 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	63.4	248^th of 752 public middle schools	67.0%		57.5	293^rd of 743 public middle schools	60.6%	45		31.5		66.8	67.3	71.3		56.7	20.3	7.2	72.2	62.5	68.8	94.0	94.0	$6,140		$6,140
South Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	70 North Ridgewood Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-2772	752	77	9.7	11.6%	420 (55.9%)	152 (20.2%)	68 (9.0%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.5%)	68	213^th of 752 public middle schools	71.7%		65.3	230^th of 743 public middle schools	69.0%	17		36.1		74.8	74.4	64.2		62.4	31.6	3.1	84.1	51.3	69.3	78.8	78.8	$6,366		$6,366
Pride Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	117 Elmwood Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	Pride Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 672-3200	300	19	16.0	78.3%	1 (0.3%)	281 (93.7%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.5	341^st of 752 public middle schools	54.7%		60.3	273^rd of 743 public middle schools	63.3%	68	13.3	12.0	40.0	46.7	58.7	68.0	28.0	25.4	54.7	24.0						$7,531	$934	$6,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Avenue Middle School

What high school do graduates of Union Avenue Middle School attend?

Students who attend Union Avenue Middle School usually go on to attend Irvington High School

Is Union Avenue Middle School a good school?

Union Avenue Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Union Avenue Middle School in?

Irvington Public School District

How many students attend Union Avenue Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Union Avenue Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Union Avenue Middle School?

Students at Union Avenue Middle School are 67% African American, 32% Hispanic.

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