📍 255 Myrtle Ave, Irvington, Essex County, 07111
University Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Irvington, Essex County. The school has 720 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Irvington Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University Middle School enrolls 720 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 512 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 28% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 720 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 317 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
University Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 28.
University Middle School is one of 12 schools in Irvington Public School District, based in IRVINGTON, New Jersey. The district serves 8,265 students district-wide and employs 527 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 720 students, University Middle School is close to the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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