State/Public Elementary Open

Thomas A Edison Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 507 West St, Union City, Hudson County, 07087

839
Pupils
10.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas A Edison Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union City, Hudson County. The school has 839 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Union City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas A Edison Elementary School enrolls 839 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 81 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Male students
436 (52%)
Female students
403 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
81
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Black or African American and 1.7% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino79395%
Black or African American222.6%
White141.7%
Asian101.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

769 of the school's 839 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 673 qualify for free lunch and 96 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Thomas A Edison Elementary 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.

School district: Union City School District

Thomas A Edison Elementary 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 839 students, Thomas A Edison Elementary School is close to the district average of about 912 students per school.

12,764
District students
14
Schools
858
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
7%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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