Union Avenue Middle School
427 Union Ave
Irvington NJ, 07111, Essex County
Phone: 973-399-6885
Ranking: (1,644 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Irvington Township 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: | 58 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 674 | 680 | 767 | 806 | 786 | 796 | 807 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 199 | 29.5% | 211 | 31.0% | 263 | 34.3% | 245 | 30.4% | 242 | 30.8% | 265 | 33.3% | 222 | 27.5% |
Grade 7: | 198 | 29.4% | 227 | 33.4% | 240 | 31.3% | 252 | 31.3% | 253 | 32.2% | 239 | 30.0% | 269 | 33.3% |
Grade 8: | 233 | 34.6% | 180 | 26.5% | 224 | 29.2% | 261 | 32.4% | 232 | 29.5% | 257 | 32.3% | 256 | 31.7% |
Ungraded: | 44 | 6.5% | 62 | 9.1% | 40 | 5.2% | 48 | 6.0% | 43 | 5.5% | 35 | 4.4% | 60 | 7.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 349 | 51.8% | 335 | 49.3% | 387 | 50.5% | 407 | 50.5% | 395 | 50.3% | 421 | 52.9% | 395 | 48.9% |
Female: | 325 | 48.2% | 345 | 50.7% | 380 | 49.5% | 399 | 49.5% | 391 | 49.7% | 375 | 47.1% | 408 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 80 | 11.9% | 74 | 10.9% | 61 | 8.0% | 46 | 5.7% | 47 | 6.0% | 65 | 8.2% | 59 | 7.3% |
Black: | 588 | 87.2% | 600 | 88.2% | 699 | 91.1% | 749 | 92.9% | 734 | 93.4% | 728 | 91.5% | 746 | 92.4% |
White: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 419 | 62.2% | 373 | 54.9% | 434 | 56.6% | 473 | 58.7% | 380 | 48.3% | 404 | 50.8% | 715 | 88.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.0% | 37 | 5.4% | 53 | 6.9% | 50 | 6.2% | 83 | 10.6% | 83 | 10.4% | 44 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.62 | 10.71 | 11.48 | 12.21 | 10.62 | 9.50 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 43.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.1% | 21.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 35.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 35.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 36.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 30.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 53.0% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 40.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 42.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 38.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 45.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 50.5% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 51.3% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 35.0% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 42.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 37.2% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.0% | 25.0% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.5% | 24.2% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.0% | 24.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 29.6% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 28.8% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 35.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 34.9% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 24.6% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 29.8% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 30.7% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 51.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 48.8% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 52.8% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 48.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 48.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 52.4% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.9% | 28.3% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 38.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 38.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 37.6% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.0% | 34.6% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 33.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 53.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 51.3% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 48.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 46.4% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 50.2% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 49.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 39.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 35.1% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 37.3% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 33.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 35.0% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 13.9% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.3% | 17.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.8% | 18.2% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.9% | 17.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 22.9% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 26.8% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.4% | 33.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.0% | 36.5% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 40.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 35.3% | 78.9% |
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* Union Avenue Middle 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.