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Union School

Public Grades 7-9

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Union School is a public middle school located in Rutherford, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 384 students. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming nearby schools in academic proficiency.

Union School's academic performance is exceptional, with 7th-grade ELA proficiency at 81.1% and 7th-grade Math proficiency at 76.7%, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's Algebra I proficiency rate is particularly impressive, with 95.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 72.7%. Union School's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, and students with special needs, and it stands out for its exceptional performance among students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as John H. Walker Middle School in Nutley and Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Lodi, Union School consistently ranks higher in statewide rankings and has higher proficiency rates in NJSLA assessments. The school has also shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past several years, rising from 309th out of 716 New Jersey middle schools in 2017-2018 to 62nd out of 752 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

399

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,872

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

359 Union Ave
Rutherford, NJ 07070-1519

(201) 438-7675

District: Rutherford School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Asian:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2014 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg41%

62^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

158^th of 609Rutherford 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	88.1	62 of 752	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	161 of 743	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	188 of 748	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	211 of 745	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	205 of 745	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	309 of 716	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	281 of 712	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	239 of 713	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	88.3	36 of 713	95.0%	★★★★★
2014	76.9	173 of 717	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	124 of 704	82.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	201 of 677	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	159 of 684	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	194 of 677	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.2	303 of 664	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.3	231 of 640	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	234 of 631	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	299 of 615	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.2	216 of 599	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	295 of 588	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	80.0	118 of 574	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	97 of 204	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	72 of 200	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	95 of 201	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	76 of 200	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	117 of 200	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	88 of 728	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	74 of 717	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	195 of 720	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	115 of 726	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	175 of 703	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	301 of 680	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	32 of 608	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	50 of 589	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	52 of 587	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	62 of 591	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	53 of 524	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	44.8	270 of 504	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	24 of 613	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	56 of 726	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	91 of 719	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	116 of 718	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	135 of 730	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	140 of 697	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	235 of 675	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	104 of 507	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	103 of 510	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	128 of 505	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	111 of 535	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	212 of 492	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	343 of 471	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	38 of 502	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	82 of 510	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	140 of 509	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	145 of 512	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	147 of 504	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	264 of 497	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+50 vs state

English Language Arts80%+23 vs state

Mathematics62%+31 vs state

Science35%+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 (2025)	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	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 School	Public	7-9	359 Union Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	399	39	10.1	6.8%	205 (51.4%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.8%)	61 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	88.1	62^nd of 752 public middle schools	91.8%		74.9	161^st of 743 public middle schools	78.3%	99		35.2					81.1	79.7					76.7	40.5		95.6	95.6			$8,872		$8,872
Alfred S. Faust Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Uhland Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 804-3100	240	26	9.3	51.7%	63 (26.3%)	16 (6.7%)	122 (50.8%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	66.2	230^th of 752 public middle schools	69.4%		69.4	196^th of 743 public middle schools	73.6%	34		20.2				69.8	78.0	70.2				47.4	42.6	18.2		94.4	94.4			$14,389	$243	$14,146
Pierrepont School	Public	4-6	70 E Pierrepont Ave	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	569	56	10.1	6.3%	281 (49.4%)	11 (1.9%)	153 (26.9%)	83 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)								(n/a)	46.6			72.3	77.8	80.1				70.3	65.5	70.9								$8,147	$203	$7,944
Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	151 First Street	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	256	22	11.9	19.5%	126 (49.2%)	12 (4.7%)	86 (33.6%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)	52.9			65.6	82.3	71.7				63.8	60.9	55.3								$11,759	$116	$11,643
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	742	55	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	13 (1.8%)	690 (93.0%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62.1	257^th of 752 public middle schools	65.8%		62.7	254^th of 743 public middle schools	65.8%	3	42.4	21.5	68.8	73.7	72.8	81.6	79.8	69.9	53.8	60.5	49.6	53.1	34.8		63.7	31.0	41.3	77.2	77.2	$7,620	$653	$6,967
Lyndhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	610	43	14.0	38.7%	281 (46.1%)	22 (3.6%)	262 (43.0%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	52.6	327^th of 752 public middle schools	56.5%		49.3	347^th of 743 public middle schools	53.3%	20		11.3				75.9	74.3	58.4				33.3	36.3	9.0		68.7	68.7
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	442	53	8.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.2	744^th of 752 public middle schools	1.1%		5.3	743^rd of 743 public middle schools	0.0%	1		0.5					17.7	24.8					9.2			2.2	2.2
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4-6	95 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	613	54	11.3	99.7%	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	591 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	4.8			8.1	12.2	13.9				10.0	12.3	12.7
John H. Walker Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8869	637	45	14.2	17.9%	315 (49.5%)	20 (3.1%)	211 (33.1%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	76.8	145^th of 752 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	144^th of 743 public middle schools	80.6%	1		25.0					73.5	72.8					50.0	43.6		95.8	96.4	100.0	100.0	$15,810	$376	$15,434
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	75 First Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-8662	686	59	11.5	65.9%	141 (20.6%)	41 (6.0%)	440 (64.1%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%		67.9	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%	3		14.3				79.1	78.1	78.8				34.2	46.2	33.7		100.0	100.0			$7,692	$133	$7,559

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