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Thomas A Edison Elementary School
507 West St
Union City NJ, 07087, Hudson County
Phone: 201-348-5965
Ranking: 
(1,531 out of 1,847, bottom 17%)*
(1,531 out of 1,847, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 68 | 74 | 72 | 59 | 63 | 107 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,194 | 1,147 | 1,104 | 1,011 | 1,009 | 1,234 | 1,245 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 29 | 2.4% | 28 | 2.4% | 29 | 2.6% | 28 | 2.8% | 27 | 2.7% | 30 | 2.4% | 27 | 2.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 190 | 15.9% | 185 | 16.1% | 181 | 16.4% | 159 | 15.7% | 181 | 17.9% | 140 | 11.3% | 166 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 195 | 16.3% | 188 | 16.4% | 148 | 13.4% | 151 | 14.9% | 111 | 11.0% | 151 | 12.2% | 135 | 10.8% |
| Grade 2: | 167 | 14.0% | 135 | 11.8% | 145 | 13.1% | 111 | 11.0% | 137 | 13.6% | 129 | 10.5% | 144 | 11.6% |
| Grade 3: | 146 | 12.2% | 149 | 13.0% | 121 | 11.0% | 121 | 12.0% | 132 | 13.1% | 144 | 11.7% | 113 | 9.1% |
| Grade 4: | 142 | 11.9% | 120 | 10.5% | 105 | 9.5% | 129 | 12.8% | 134 | 13.3% | 105 | 8.5% | 120 | 9.6% |
| Grade 5: | 126 | 10.6% | 121 | 10.5% | 129 | 11.7% | 117 | 11.6% | 102 | 10.1% | 124 | 10.0% | 135 | 10.8% |
| Grade 6: | 114 | 9.5% | 139 | 12.1% | 118 | 10.7% | 88 | 8.7% | 108 | 10.7% | 129 | 10.5% | 103 | 8.3% |
| Ungraded: | 85 | 7.1% | 82 | 7.1% | 128 | 11.6% | 107 | 10.6% | 77 | 7.6% | 68 | 5.5% | 76 | 6.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 641 | 53.7% | 616 | 53.7% | 596 | 54.0% | 539 | 53.3% | 554 | 54.9% | 658 | 53.3% | 650 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 553 | 46.3% | 531 | 46.3% | 508 | 46.0% | 472 | 46.7% | 455 | 45.1% | 576 | 46.7% | 591 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.6% | 14 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1,141 | 95.6% | 1,090 | 95.0% | 1,047 | 94.8% | 946 | 93.6% | 965 | 95.6% | 1,185 | 96.0% | 1,186 | 95.3% |
| Black: | 17 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.0% |
| White: | 20 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.8% | 23 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.5% | 16 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.9% | 33 | 2.7% |
| 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% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,120 | 93.8% | 1,030 | 89.8% | 935 | 84.7% | 886 | 87.6% | 907 | 89.9% | 1,122 | 90.9% | 1,082 | 86.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 3.9% | 66 | 5.8% | 91 | 8.2% | 69 | 6.8% | 86 | 8.5% | 71 | 5.8% | 108 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.56 | 15.50 | 15.23 | 17.14 | 16.02 | 9.50 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 62.2% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 76.4% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 77.9% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 78.3% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 82.2% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 57.2% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 58.2% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 58.6% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 55.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 57.0% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.0% | 70.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 81.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 90.0% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 88.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 79.9% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 81% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 80.5% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 76.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 64.8% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 67.5% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 70.1% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 73.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 75.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 78.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 58.0% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 50.5% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 57.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 50.9% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 51.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 59.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 70.4% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 80.6% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 83.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 84.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 78.3% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 81.6% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 73.1% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 80.2% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 63.3% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 72.1% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 76.4% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 78.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 88.7% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 91.8% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 87.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 83.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 87.8% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 83.7% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33.6% | 48.1% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 56.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 57.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.0% | 54.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.3% | 48.3% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 50.5% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 87.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 77.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 80.4% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 77.9% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 81.9% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 80.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 77.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 61.6% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 44.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 58.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 51.3% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 58.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 51.4% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 83.9% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 67.0% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 67.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 77.0% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 75.4% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 77.5% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 68.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 57.3% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 65.9% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 67% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 63.3% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 68.3% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 75.7% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.6% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 70.2% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 72.6% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 75.9% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 72.8% | 84.6% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 63.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 68.3% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 63.0% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 76.6% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 72.4% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 51.3% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 62.3% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 62.2% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 70.9% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 67.5% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 55.4% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 65.1% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.1% | 69.9% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 68.7% | 78.9% |
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* Thomas A Edison Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.