Union Hill Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Union City, New Jersey
Union Hill Middle School in Union City, New Jersey enrolled 865 students in 2024-25 with 59.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
849 students in 2022-23, 902 students in 2023-24, 865 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.0 to 59.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 849 | 65.0 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 902 | 63.0 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 865 | 59.0 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools
Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 404 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union Hill Middle School enrolled 807 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 404 of the 807 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent17.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.8% of students were Hispanic, 1.3% White, 0.5% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic97.8%
- White1.3%
- Black0.5%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Union Hill Middle School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 51% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 33% | 29% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Union City
2 public middle schools in Union City report 2024-25 enrollment; Union Hill Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Middle School | 999 | 14.9 | 78.3% |
| Union Hill Middle School | 865 | 14.7 | 78.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Union Hill Middle School
- West New York Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 1,087 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Emerson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 999 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Union Hill Middle School with West New York Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Union City School District spends per student$25,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,585
- The largest public schools in New JerseyUnion Hill Middle School is the number 71 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 439
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.14.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Union Hill Middle School
How many students attend Union Hill Middle School?
865 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 849 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Union City, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Hill Middle School?
14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Union Hill Middle School a Title I school?
Union Hill Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Union Hill Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Union Hill Middle School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Union Hill Middle School in?
Union City School District, NCES district ID 3416380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341638003073 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.