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If you had an hour of school board time for Kawameeh Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
729
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP OF UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341650005746
Kawameeh Middle School
490 DAVID TERRACE, UNION, NJ 07083 · (908) 851-6570 · Union County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
315 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 239 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 245 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kawameeh Middle School→Union High School
Based on grade levels within Township of Union School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kawameeh Middle School
Kawameeh Middle School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawameeh Middle School this school | 729 | 43.2% | 43.3% |
| Liberty Middle School WEST ORANGE | 559 | 46.2% | 44.5% |
| Roosevelt Middle School W ORANGE | 457 | 43.8% | 46.2% |
| Edison Middle School W ORANGE | 477 | 42.6% | 55.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary UNION | 564 | 52.7% | 32.3% |
| Burlington Township Middle School at Springside BURLINGTON | 822 | 38.8% | 37.9% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kawameeh Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #233 of 433 | #14 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #279 of 437 ▼ 17 | #14 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #176 of 437 ▲ 42 | #14 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #121 of 445 | #10 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #368 of 417 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #26 of 419 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #174 of 436 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #54 of 122 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
729
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 729 | 57.4 | 12.7:1 | 43% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 58.4 | 12.5:1 | 41% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 59.4 | 11.9:1 | 29% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 62 | 11.0:1 | 27% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 64.7 | 10.3:1 | 26% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 58 | 11.6:1 | 27% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 30% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 20% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kawameeh Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (666 to 729); teachers down 11% (64.7 to 57.4).
About Kawameeh Middle School
Kawameeh Middle School is a public middle school run by Township of Union School District in UNION, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 729 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students, so this school is 26% larger than average.
Kawameeh Middle School is one of the 10 schools that make up Township of Union School District (7,845 students in total).
Hispanic students are the largest group at Kawameeh Middle School, with 35% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 19% White, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 35% Hispanic share among all Union County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Kawameeh Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The count of teachers at Kawameeh Middle School is 57.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 43% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Union County report 52%.
allk12 grades Kawameeh Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kawameeh Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.3% actual, 42.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Within Union County, median household income is about $103,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Union County number 180 and enroll about 99,046.
The closest other public school is Work Readiness Academy, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Kawameeh Middle School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 43.3% versus a 36.1% average.
NCES describes the area around Kawameeh Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 683 to 729. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.0 to 12.7 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Township of Union School District
- Union High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Burnet Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Hannah Caldwell ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMiddle · 564 students
- Livingston ElementaryElementary · 485 students
Other schools in UNION
- Union High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Burnet Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Hannah Caldwell ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMiddle · 564 students
- Livingston ElementaryElementary · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Work Readiness Academy0.4 mi · 23
- Livingston Elementary0.5 mi · 485
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 578
- Connecticut Farms Elementary0.7 mi · 430
- Burnet Middle School1.1 mi · 970
- Deanna G. Taylor Academy1.1 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Kawameeh Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kawameeh Middle School?
Kawameeh Middle School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Kawameeh Middle School serve?
Kawameeh Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Kawameeh Middle School have?
Kawameeh Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Kawameeh Middle School?
Kawameeh Middle School reports a student body of 19% White, 35% Hispanic, 34% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kawameeh Middle School?
Kawameeh Middle School is overseen by Township of Union School District in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.