Emerson Middle School

Regular School · UNION CITY, NJ

Emerson Middle School is a regular school school in UNION CITY, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 999 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

999

Teachers (FTE)

67.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	972	97%
White	10	1%
Black or African American	10	1%
Asian	7	1%
Total enrollment	999	515M / 484F

English Language Learners: 206 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15.0% -10.6pp	25.6%	990
Reading Proficiency	40.0% -6.8pp	46.8%	995
Science Proficiency	3.0%	—	379

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.05 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

167

16.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	999	100%

Contact & Location

318 - 18th Street

UNION CITY, NJ 07087

Phone: (201)348-5900

http://ems.ucboe.us/

District

Union City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $32,975

District enrollment: 11,590

Other Schools in District

Colin Powell Elementary School Elementary
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education Elementary
George Washington Elementary School Elementary
Hudson Elementary School Elementary
Jefferson Elementary School Elementary
Robert Waters Elementary School Elementary
Sara M. Gilmore Academy Elementary
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Elementary

View all 13 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07087) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341638000546

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD