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Union City, NJ
Public School Ratings




Union City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Union City School District details

Union City School District
3912 Bergen Turnpike
Union City, NJ 07087

12,797 Students enrolled in District

14 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Union City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.8% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
45%
63%
52%
32%
39%
48%
45%
63%
52%
32%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Colin Powell Elementary School
1500 New York Avenue
Union City, NJ, 07087
KG-05
Emerson Middle School
318 18th Street
Union City, NJ, 07087
06-08
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Center For Early Childhood Education School
2200 Kennedy Blvd
Union City, NJ, 07087
PK-KG
George Washington Elementary School
3905 New York Ave
Union City, NJ, 07087
KG-06
Hudson Elementary School
167 19 Th St
Union City, NJ, 07087
PK-03
Jefferson Elementary School
3400 Palisade Avenue
Union City, NJ, 07087
PK-04
Jose Marti Stem Academy School
1800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ, 07087
09-12
Robert Waters Elementary School
2800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ, 07087
PK-06
Sara M. Gilmore Academy School
1700 Kerrigan Avenue
Union City, NJ, 07087
01-08
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
4507 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ, 07087
KG-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.4% 39.1%
Black 1.4% 14.9%
Hispanic 94.8% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.2% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 71.4% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,438 $171,960,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,641 $33,799,000 9.5%
Staff $1,385 $17,718,000 5.0%
General Administration $435 $5,569,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,202 $15,382,000 4.3%
Operation $3,553 $45,467,000 12.8%
Transportation $183 $2,336,000 0.7%
Other $307 $3,928,000 1.1%
Total Support $9,705 $124,199,000 35.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,517 $57,800,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $27,660 $353,959,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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