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Emerson Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

318 - 18th Street, Union City, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-5900 · Part of Union City School District

Union City’s School Grade B− better than 47% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
999
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Emerson Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Union City kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Union City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–69 schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Emerson Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

318 - 18th Street, Union City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6235
Grade 7377
Grade 8387
Enrollment over time
1,046’20
981’21
1,001’22
1,023’23
999’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 1%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Emerson Middle School from Union City families.

Other schools in Union City School District

The district →
Robert Waters Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Union City
C−
983 students13:1
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Union City
C−
871 students15:1
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Union City
D
767 students11:1
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union City
D
502 students13:1
Hudson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Union City
D
320 students11:1
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Union City
300 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Union City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.