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Veterans' Memorial Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1401 Central Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-2737 · Part of Union City School District

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

Students
502
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Veterans' Memorial Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Union City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Veterans' Memorial Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 47.3%

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

1401 Central Avenue, Union City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten56
Grade 176
Grade 264
Grade 384
Grade 493
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
559’20
578’21
551’22
531’23
502’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%Asian 2%White 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Veterans' Memorial Elementary School from Union City families.

Other schools in Union City School District

The district →

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.