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Emerson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Union City, Hudson County. The school has 1,001 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union City School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Emerson Middle School enrolls 1,001 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White and 1.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 962 | 96% |
| White | 18 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
875 of the school's 1,001 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 789 qualify for free lunch and 86 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.
Emerson 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Emerson Middle School is one of 14 schools in Union City School District, based in Union City, New Jersey. The district serves 12,764 students district-wide and employs 858 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,001 students, Emerson Middle School is close to the district average of about 912 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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