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Union Hill Middle School

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Union Hill Middle School ranks 270 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Union Hill Middle School is a public middle school located in Union City, New Jersey, serving 902 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Union City School District, which is ranked 298 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Hill Middle School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New Jersey in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 66.9% for 7th grade and 69.6% for 8th grade, compared to the district's 65.5% and 70.3%, and the state's 57% and 57.1%, respectively. In mathematics, the school also performs better than the district and state, with 36.8% proficiency for 7th grade and 44.3% for 8th grade, compared to the district's 34.9% and 37%, and the state's 38.8% and 20.7%. However, the school's performance in science is lower than the district and state, with only 6.4% proficiency for 8th grade in 2024-2025.

Union Hill Middle School excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking among the top 100 middle schools in New Jersey for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, and in the top 10% for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school's performance for students with special needs is more mixed, with a ranking in the top 10% in 2024-2025 but dropping to the middle 35% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools, Explore Middle School in Jersey City significantly outperforms Union Hill Middle School in both ELA and mathematics proficiency, while Lincoln School in Fairview and Franklin L. Williams School in Jersey City struggle with much lower academic proficiency.

865

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,040

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ 07087-6020

(201) 348-5936

District: Union City School District

Students who attend Union Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:	Jose Marti STEM Academy
	Union City High School

Feeder schools for Union Hill Middle School:

Elementary:	George Washington Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Robert Waters Elementary School
	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

White:

1.3%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2014 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg40%

270^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	270 of 752	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	248 of 743	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	253 of 748	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	326 of 745	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	356 of 745	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	321 of 716	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.9	367 of 712	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	417 of 713	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.6	482 of 713	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	474 of 717	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.7	477 of 704	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	439 of 677	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.8	394 of 684	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	26 of 343	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	16 of 320	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	19 of 288	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	22 of 270	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	34 of 227	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	48 of 202	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	278 of 728	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	250 of 717	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	256 of 720	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	306 of 726	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	358 of 703	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	341 of 680	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	96 of 608	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	82 of 589	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	82 of 587	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	124 of 591	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	123 of 524	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	121 of 504	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	59 of 613	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	47 of 584	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	41 of 568	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	60 of 549	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	61 of 541	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	53 of 522	89.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	242 of 726	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	225 of 719	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	236 of 718	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	313 of 730	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	312 of 697	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	293 of 675	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	48 of 507	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	53.2	175 of 510	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	184 of 505	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	325 of 535	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	206 of 492	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	176 of 471	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+11 vs state

Mathematics41%+9 vs state

Science6%-13 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 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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5936	865	59	14.6	83.5%	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	846 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	270^th of 752 public middle schools	64.1%		63.2	248^th of 743 public middle schools	66.6%	22		6.4			66.9	69.6			36.8	44.3			$10,040	$489	$9,551
West New York Middle School	Public	7-8	201 57th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4160	1,087	68	15.9	91.4%	19 (1.7%)	10 (0.9%)	1,048 (96.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31.2	502^nd of 752 public middle schools	33.2%		31.6	494^th of 743 public middle schools	33.5%	8		9.4			39.0	45.2			25.1	16.3	100.0	100.0	$8,996	$962	$8,034
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	318 - 18th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5900	999	67	14.9	86.7%	10 (1.0%)	10 (1.0%)	972 (97.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	342^nd of 752 public middle schools	54.5%		52.1	328^th of 743 public middle schools	55.9%	14		5.1		67.1	59.7	66.9		42.1	28.0	26.5			$8,615	$483	$8,132
Hoboken Middle School	Public	6-8	158 Fourth Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3750	438	43	10.2	43.4%	204 (46.6%)	52 (11.9%)	136 (31.1%)	30 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	71.8	181^st of 752 public middle schools	75.9%		64.9	235^th of 743 public middle schools	68.4%	54		25.4		77.3	64.9	58.3		66.9	57.8	12.3	94.5	94.5	$12,680	$301	$12,379
Secaucus Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2025	478	46	10.4	37.2%	109 (22.8%)	19 (4.0%)	209 (43.7%)	135 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	55.5	308^th of 752 public middle schools	59.0%		64.5	241^st of 743 public middle schools	67.6%	67		12.3		48.6	57.0	70.2		36.3	43.8	36.3	100.0	100.0	$8,873	$645	$8,228
Franklin L. Williams School	Public	6-8	222 Laidlaw Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-8340	906	73	12.4	81.9%	73 (8.1%)	65 (7.2%)	674 (74.4%)	87 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	22	580^th of 752 public middle schools	22.9%		26.3	542^nd of 743 public middle schools	27.1%	38		4.5		36.2	44.0	34.9		20.9	29.3	0.7	40.4	40.4	$12,649	$746	$11,903
Lincoln School	Public	3-8	140 Anderson Avenue	Fairview	07022	Bergen County	Fairview Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-0560	635	55	11.5	76.1%	44 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	586 (92.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	625^th of 752 public middle schools	16.9%		16.7	634^th of 743 public middle schools	14.7%	9	11.8	1.3	18.3	19.2	16.8	41.1	20.2	13.2	21.2	16.1	81.3	81.3	$10,180	$1,153	$9,027
Explore Middle School	Public	6-8	180 9th Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6395	163	15	11.2	27.6%	44 (27.0%)	21 (12.9%)	70 (42.9%)	20 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	91.3	32^nd of 752 public middle schools	95.7%		92.2	26^th of 743 public middle schools	96.5%	6		29.5		91.1	89.1	90.2		71.5	78.2	43.8	100.0	100.0	$10,449		$10,449
Kindle Education Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-7	35 Journal Square Plaza	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Kindle Education Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(551) 350-1520	87	4	21.7	64.4%	11 (12.6%)	38 (43.7%)	30 (34.5%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	30.4	514^th of 752 public middle schools	31.6%					(n/a)				48.0	44.6			13.2	29.3
School #6/Middle School	Public	5-8	440 Oakdene Ave	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 313-2360	679	58	11.7	68.3%	169 (24.9%)	12 (1.8%)	464 (68.3%)	30 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53.7	320^th of 752 public middle schools	57.4%		53.1	323^rd of 743 public middle schools	56.5%	3	21.4	17.9	55.0	65.6	53.0	52.0	35.0	41.3	32.8	30.0	100.0	100.0	$11,829	$614	$11,215

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