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Emerson Middle School
318 18th St
Union City NJ, 07087, Hudson County
Phone: 201-348-5900
Ranking: (1,335 out of 1,847, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Union City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 59 | 58 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 946 | 858 | 840 | 843 | 818 | 546 | 562 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 204 | 21.6% | 197 | 23.0% | 167 | 19.9% | 161 | 19.1% | 167 | 20.4% | 162 | 29.7% | 161 | 28.6% |
Grade 7: | 346 | 36.6% | 325 | 37.9% | 259 | 30.8% | 284 | 33.7% | 301 | 36.8% | 159 | 29.1% | 166 | 29.5% |
Grade 8: | 327 | 34.6% | 274 | 31.9% | 290 | 34.5% | 276 | 32.7% | 280 | 34.2% | 179 | 32.8% | 186 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | 69 | 7.3% | 62 | 7.2% | 124 | 14.8% | 122 | 14.5% | 70 | 8.6% | 46 | 8.4% | 49 | 8.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 534 | 56.4% | 467 | 54.4% | 440 | 52.4% | 452 | 53.6% | 433 | 52.9% | 300 | 54.9% | 309 | 55.0% |
Female: | 412 | 43.6% | 391 | 45.6% | 400 | 47.6% | 391 | 46.4% | 385 | 47.1% | 246 | 45.1% | 249 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 17 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 900 | 95.1% | 830 | 96.7% | 810 | 96.4% | 809 | 96.0% | 784 | 95.8% | 524 | 96.0% | 539 | 95.9% |
Black: | 9 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% |
White: | 20 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 858 | 90.7% | 751 | 87.5% | 716 | 85.2% | 733 | 87.0% | 688 | 84.1% | 472 | 86.4% | 473 | 84.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 5.5% | 68 | 7.9% | 66 | 7.9% | 60 | 7.1% | 77 | 9.4% | 40 | 7.3% | 43 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.03 | 14.79 | 14.31 | 17.20 | 17.40 | 9.10 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 61.6% | N/A |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 44.1% | N/A |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 58.8% | N/A |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 51.3% | N/A |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 58.4% | N/A |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 51.4% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 83.9% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 67.0% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 67.9% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 77.0% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 75.4% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 77.5% | N/A |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 68.2% | N/A |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 57.3% | N/A |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 65.9% | N/A |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.3% | 55.2% | N/A |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 48.7% | N/A |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 47.7% | N/A |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 55.0% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 63.3% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 68.3% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 63.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 67.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 63.8% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 60.1% | N/A |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 75.7% | N/A |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 75.6% | N/A |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 80.3% | N/A |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80.0% | N/A |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 78.6% | N/A |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 77.0% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 70.2% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 72.6% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 74.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 83.9% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 70.4% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 68.4% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 75.9% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 72.8% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 77.8% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 78.9% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 70.7% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 66.9% | N/A |
GEPA | ||||||
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 76.6% | N/A |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.4% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 70.9% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 67.5% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 69.9% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 68.7% | N/A |
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* Emerson Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.