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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School

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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 724 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Union City, New Jersey, serving 881 students in grades PK-6. The school faces several challenges, including below-average student performance, high rates of poverty and English Language Learners, and chronic absenteeism.

On standardized tests, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics lag behind both the Union City School District and the state of New Jersey averages. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.4% over the past few years.

While the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance, the school's special education students perform in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools. Nearby schools within the Union City School District have similar performance profiles, while schools in the Weehawken Public School District generally perform better.

871

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,355

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4507 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ 07087-6317

(201) 348-5971

District: Union City School District

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Middle School
	Union Hill Middle School
High:	Jose Marti STEM Academy
	Union City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

White:

2.9%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg46%

724^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Union City School District

298^th of 609Union City 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	46.0	724 of 1347	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	707 of 1338	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	715 of 1342	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	725 of 1345	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	959 of 1317	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	932 of 1360	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	920 of 1353	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	957 of 1352	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	971 of 1346	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	949 of 1357	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	1030 of 1363	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.8	958 of 1367	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	979 of 1363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.1	907 of 1360	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	949 of 1354	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	930 of 1346	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	931 of 1338	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	995 of 1329	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	1046 of 1314	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.0	945 of 1303	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.4	912 of 1298	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.1	874 of 1204	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	116 of 597	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	84 of 559	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	97 of 499	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	92 of 489	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	105 of 411	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	151 of 463	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	155 of 434	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	652 of 1326	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	690 of 1317	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	654 of 1318	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	691 of 1326	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1027 of 1290	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	913 of 1331	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	953 of 1333	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	270 of 1032	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	252 of 989	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	240 of 982	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	231 of 953	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	424 of 896	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	341 of 899	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	322 of 870	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	159 of 1023	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	130 of 939	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	111 of 910	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	139 of 863	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	363 of 839	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	327 of 948	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	265 of 942	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	750 of 1318	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	665 of 1313	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	710 of 1315	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	704 of 1324	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	884 of 1297	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	869 of 1335	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	790 of 1334	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	802 of 1023	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	718 of 989	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	490 of 958	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	619 of 949	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	762 of 1007	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	671 of 1001	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Science21%-10 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)		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	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
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
Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	3-6	1 Louisa Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6140	337	38	8.9	49.0%	138 (40.9%)	18 (5.3%)	146 (43.3%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	54.5	623^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.7%		40.9	783^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	41.5%	160	25.2		58.9	59.4	69.0	82.5			42.4	42.1	29.8	36.8					$5,045	$563	$4,482
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
Public School Number Two	Public	K-6	5200 Broadway	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4040	621	48	12.8	76.7%	41 (6.6%)	14 (2.3%)	532 (85.7%)	29 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43.5	764^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.3%		38.5	815^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.1%	51	25.9		45.1	48.9	50.7	44.0			52.3	40.7	43.6	31.0					$9,439	$588	$8,851
Public School Number Five	Public	K-6	5401 Hudson Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4080	570	40	14.1	94.2%	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	549 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	975^th of 1347 public elementary schools	27.6%		31.1	925^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.9%	50	13.2		23.7	49.3	43.7	45.2			43.0	30.8	29.4	24.0					$9,084	$708	$8,376
Public School Number Three	Public	K-6	600 55th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4060	506	46	11.0	90.1%	24 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	472 (93.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33.6	899^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.3%		30.6	937^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.0%	38	24.6		34.2	41.8	51.7	47.8			42.5	23.5	37.7	28.0					$10,735	$581	$10,154
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21.1	1079^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.2	1043^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	36	13.1	5.6	20.8	48.6	31.1	35.5	42.9	46.5	30.4	32.5	17.1	19.5	24.6	19.0	70.0	70.0	$5,450		$5,450
Daniel Webster School	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Palisade Ave	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6150	406	45	9.0	46.6%	229 (56.4%)	26 (6.4%)	104 (25.6%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$8,809	$270	$8,539
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

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