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Robert Waters Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

2800 Summit Ave, Union City, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-5925 · Part of Union City School District

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

Directions
Students
983
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Robert Waters Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • 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–6Robert Waters Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

2800 Summit Ave, Union City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten93
Grade 1133
Grade 2138
Grade 3136
Grade 4163
Grade 5141
Grade 6154
Enrollment over time
1,002’20
980’21
976’22
1,019’23
983’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 1%Black 1%Asian <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 Robert Waters Elementary School from Union City families.

Other schools in Union City School District

The district →
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
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union City
C
272 students10:1

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.