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Colin Powell Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1500 New York Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087 · (201) 351-5165 · Part of Union City School District

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

Students
692
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Colin Powell Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.5% 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 →

K–5Colin Powell Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts30%
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).

1500 New York Avenue, Union City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 1126
Grade 2110
Grade 3107
Grade 4116
Grade 5152
Enrollment over time
849’20
753’21
721’22
702’23
692’24

Down 18.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%Asian 2%Black 2%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Colin Powell 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.