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Enrollment
735
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340768002122
Union Avenue Middle School
427 UNION AVE, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111 · (973) 399-6885 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest 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
15.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
587 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 231 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 34% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Union Avenue Middle School→Irvington High School
Based on grade levels within Irvington Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 10.6% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Union Avenue Middle School
Union Avenue Middle School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Avenue Middle School this school | 735 | 79.9% | 23.1% |
| University Middle School IRVINGTON | 719 | 76.8% | 14.4% |
| James A Cotten Intermediate School Willingboro | 542 | 73.4% | 12.0% |
| Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School Trenton | 546 | 82.2% | 4.9% |
| Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton | 474 | 82.7% | 6.5% |
| Willingboro Memorial Middle School WILLINGBORO | 550 | 70.4% | 16.8% |
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 Union Avenue Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #376 of 433 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #406 of 437 ▼ 1 | #24 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #389 of 437 ▼ 15 | #24 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #118 of 445 | #6 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #409 of 417 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #301 of 419 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #35 of 436 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #97 of 122 | #8 of 11 |
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
735
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 735 | 46.5 | 15.8:1 | 80% (587) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 67% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 53 | 13.8:1 | 57% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 74% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 57 | 12.6:1 | 84% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | N/A | N/A | 91% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 66 | 12.2:1 | 65% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 71% (555) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Avenue Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (718 to 735); teachers down 18% (57 to 46.5).
About Union Avenue Middle School
Union Avenue Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 735 students. The average among middle schools in New Jersey is roughly 578 students; this school is 27% larger than that.
Across its 12 schools, Irvington Public School District enrolls 7,659 students. Union Avenue Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Union Avenue Middle School is 67% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic. In Essex County overall, about 36% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Union Avenue Middle School comes in at 45%.
Its 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 80% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 26 points.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Union Avenue Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Union Avenue Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.1% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Essex County (population about 863,002), median household income is about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 249 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 145,473 students.
The closest public school to Union Avenue Middle School is Chancellor Avenue Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Union Avenue Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Union Avenue Middle School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 23.1% against a local average of 27.0%.
Union Avenue Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 775 to 735.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Irvington Public School District
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in IRVINGTON
- Irvington High SchoolHigh · 1,913 students
- University Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Madison AvenueElementary · 524 students
- Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Chancellor Avenue Elementary School0.3 mi · 455
- Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School0.4 mi · 605
- Florence Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 694
- Ola Edwards Community School0.8 mi · 391
- Augusta Preschool Academy0.8 mi · 330
- Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School0.9 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Union Avenue Middle SchoolHow many students attend Union Avenue Middle School?
Union Avenue Middle School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Union Avenue Middle School serve?
Union Avenue Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Union Avenue Middle School have?
Union Avenue Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Union Avenue Middle School?
Student demographics at Union Avenue Middle School are roughly 0% White, 32% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Union Avenue Middle School in?
Union Avenue Middle School is part of Irvington Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.