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Jefferson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

3400 Palisade Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-5960 · Part of Union City School District

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

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.3% 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–4Jefferson Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

3400 Palisade Avenue, Union City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten46
Grade 158
Grade 253
Grade 350
Grade 441
Enrollment over time
321’20
305’21
302’22
316’23
272’24

Down 15.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%White 4%Asian 3%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elementary 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.