Jose Marti STEM Academy

Jose Marti STEM Academy, a compact four-year high school in UNION CITY, New Jersey, run under Union City School District, educates 625 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Jose Marti STEM Academy is one of 14 schools operated by Union City School District, a district that serves 11,519 students overall.

Demographically, Jose Marti STEM Academy reports that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Hudson County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Jose Marti STEM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jose Marti STEM Academy ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.4%; Jose Marti STEM Academy posts 73.2%, +47.8 points above that line.

In the broader community, Hudson County reports that median household earnings sit near $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Jose Marti STEM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Sara M. Gilmore Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jose Marti STEM Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jose Marti STEM Academy at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

Jose Marti STEM Academy operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jose Marti STEM Academy has changed only slightly, going from 627 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 96% to 92% over that span.

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