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Jose Marti STEM Academy

Public Grades 9-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Jose Marti STEM Academy is a high-performing public high school in Union City, New Jersey, serving 588 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Jose Marti STEM Academy consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 14 and 52 over the past 5 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years and excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-40 high schools in the state for female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 10 high schools in New Jersey for this subgroup. In the 2024-2025 school year, 97.7% of 9th-grade students at Jose Marti STEM Academy were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 63.3% in the district and 49.9% statewide.

While Jose Marti STEM Academy is a top-performing school, it faces competition from other high-achieving schools in the region, such as Dr. Ronald McNair High School in Jersey City, which has also consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey. Despite its academic success, Jose Marti STEM Academy has a high percentage of students (73.64% in 2023-2024) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds. The school has also experienced higher rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10% to 21.4% over the past 3 years, which is an area the school may need to address to further improve student outcomes.

625

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,231

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ 07087

(201) 348-5400

District: Union City School District

Feeder schools for Jose Marti STEM Academy:

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:

92.2%

White:

3.7%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg41%

14^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 11 pts since 2021

From top 14% (2021) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.8	14 of 434	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	26 of 429	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	34 of 422	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	52 of 415	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	58 of 405	85.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	3 of 215	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	7 of 191	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	7 of 161	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	62.9	24 of 137	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	31.4	91 of 138	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	68 of 146	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	34 of 426	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	26 of 420	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	37 of 416	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	58 of 414	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	52 of 402	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	13.0	351 of 408	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	349 of 403	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	9 of 406	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	11 of 403	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	14 of 385	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	27 of 382	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	21 of 374	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	27.2	269 of 364	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	253 of 368	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	10 of 377	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	9 of 358	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	9 of 344	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	12 of 324	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	6 of 326	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	33.8	225 of 347	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	182 of 345	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	21 of 426	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	32 of 419	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	40 of 414	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	58 of 410	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	60 of 402	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	18.8	320 of 407	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	317 of 405	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	38.4	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	115 of 355	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)46th percentile

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts98%+48 vs state

Mathematics87%+29 vs state

Algebra I73%+42 vs state

Science54%+23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	716	55	13.1	35.2%	150 (20.9%)	100 (14.0%)	115 (16.1%)	310 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (4.6%)	90.8	12^th of 434 public high schools	97.2%		91.3	11^th of 429 public high schools	97.4%	1				94.6			99.4					96.1		96.1		83.4		83.4			$11,528	$339	$11,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Marti STEM Academy

Is Jose Marti STEM Academy a good school?

Yes! Jose Marti STEM Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 434 New Jersey high schools.

What schools feed into Jose Marti STEM Academy?

Jose Marti STEM Academy 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 is the racial makeup of Jose Marti STEM Academy?

Students at Jose Marti STEM Academy are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Jose Marti STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Jose Marti STEM Academy.

What district is Jose Marti STEM Academy in?

Union City School District

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