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Union City High School

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Union City High School ranks 315 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Union City High School is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Union City, New Jersey, which is part of the Union City School District. While the school has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, it has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Algebra I.

Union City High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.4% in recent years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Jose Marti STEM Academy and High Technical High School outperforming Union City High School in terms of proficiency rates and rankings. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 115 out of 406 New Jersey high schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 354 out of 405 in 2020-2021.

To address these challenges, the school and Union City School District may need to implement targeted interventions, review their curriculum and instructional practices, and provide additional resources and support to students and teachers. By addressing these issues, Union City High School can work to improve student outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

3,147

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,632

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Kennedy Blvd
Union City, NJ 07087

(201) 330-8678

District: Union City School District

Feeder schools for Union City High School:

Elementary:	Colin Powell Elementary School
	Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education
	George Washington Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
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	Robert Waters Elementary School
	Sara M. Gilmore Academy
	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
	Thomas A Edison Elementary School
	Veterans' Memorial Elementary School
Middle:	Emerson Middle School
	Union Hill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

White:

1.7%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg48%

315^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	29.5	315 of 434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	324 of 429	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	293 of 422	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	327 of 415	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	354 of 405	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	183 of 416	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	186 of 415	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	181 of 411	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	139 of 409	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	115 of 406	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	33.9	326 of 411	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	332 of 396	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	324 of 388	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	328 of 378	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	248 of 283	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	177 of 282	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	196 of 256	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.0	87 of 247	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	45 of 266	83.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	38.4	128 of 198	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	44 of 215	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	40 of 191	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	40 of 161	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	41 of 137	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	33.2	62 of 101	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	39 of 138	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	43 of 146	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	318 of 426	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	348 of 420	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	326 of 416	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	338 of 414	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	356 of 402	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	183 of 408	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	219 of 403	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	262 of 406	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	206 of 385	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	253 of 382	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	298 of 374	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	110 of 364	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	116 of 368	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	227 of 377	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	218 of 358	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	145 of 344	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	191 of 324	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	238 of 326	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.4	69 of 347	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	84 of 345	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	281 of 426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	334 of 419	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	274 of 414	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	328 of 410	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	340 of 402	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	203 of 407	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	181 of 405	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	339 of 344	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	323 of 333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	154 of 349	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	151 of 355	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	244 of 339	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	226 of 340	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2018)35th percentile-20 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

White (2019)28th percentile-28 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2022)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

Mathematics30%-28 vs state

Algebra I21%-10 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)					NJSLA Geometry (2025)				NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union City High School	Public	9-12	2500 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 330-8678	3,147	181	17.3	73.2%	52 (1.7%)	50 (1.6%)	3,024 (96.1%)	21 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	315^th of 434 public high schools	27.4%		27.8	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%	9	65.6	30.1		10.6			55.0					21.1		20.9							$9,632	$446	$9,186
Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	625	55	11.3	74.4%	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	576 (92.2%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	14^th of 434 public high schools	96.8%		87.7	26^th of 429 public high schools	93.9%	12		86.8		54.4			97.7					73.4		73.4							$12,231	$466	$11,765
Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	604	50	12.0	52.8%	206 (34.1%)	29 (4.8%)	323 (53.5%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	42.7	248^th of 434 public high schools	42.9%		38.2	266^th of 429 public high schools	38.0%	18	88.9	63.3	16.6	19.3	66.3	49.4	42.5	39.4	7.7	100.0	35.7	10.5		27.9	62.6	18.5		34.9	93.4	93.4	$9,025	$112	$8,913
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,345	149	15.7	84.4%	41 (1.7%)	27 (1.2%)	2,259 (96.3%)	15 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.9	341^st of 434 public high schools	21.4%		29	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%	25	67.7	35.6		13.9			39.5					13.3	0.0	12.7		41.0		37.2			$10,146	$323	$9,823
Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	58.5	151^st of 434 public high schools	65.2%		56.5	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%	12	89.0	64.7		30.8			69.4					11.6		11.6		59.1		58.4			$19,451	$358	$19,093
Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	612	57	10.7	41.5%	163 (26.6%)	24 (3.9%)	263 (43.0%)	155 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	46	228^th of 434 public high schools	47.5%		54.7	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%	57		54.7		25.5			55.4					28.1		27.5		80.8		80.8			$12,407	$360	$12,047
North Bergen High School	Public	8-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4		17.2			28.9					8.5	0.0	7.4		19.7		19.7			$6,811		$6,811
High Technical High School	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 662-6801	790	91	8.6	36.2%	208 (26.3%)	44 (5.6%)	343 (43.4%)	148 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.2%)	80.1	52^nd of 434 public high schools	88.0%		82.5	49^th of 429 public high schools	88.6%	3				60.5			94.5					78.1		78.1		63.9		62.3			$11,480	$1,673	$9,807
Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	246	3	76.8	42.7%	40 (16.3%)	24 (9.8%)	155 (63.0%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	57.6	157^th of 434 public high schools	63.8%		56.5	162^nd of 429 public high schools	62.2%	5		66.1		12.3			61.4					43.4		43.4
William L Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	2 Palisade Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4400	1,786	130	13.7	76.6%	284 (15.9%)	296 (16.6%)	880 (49.3%)	269 (15.1%)	29 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.0%)	15.4	385^th of 434 public high schools	11.3%		18.8	365^th of 429 public high schools	14.9%	20	62.2	32.6		15.4			22.6					6.2		6.2		4.8	1.9	2.7			$11,534	$519	$11,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Union City High School

What is the racial makeup of Union City High School?

Students at Union City High School are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

Is Union City High School a good school?

Union City High School ranks 315^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Union City High School?

Union City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colin Powell Elementary School
Elementary : Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education
Elementary : George Washington Elementary School
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Waters Elementary School
Elementary : Sara M. Gilmore Academy
Elementary : Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Elementary : Veterans' Memorial Elementary School
Middle : Emerson Middle School
Middle : Union Hill Middle School

What district is Union City High School in?

Union City School District

How many students attend Union City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,147 students attended Union City High School.

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