State/Public Elementary Open

Robert Waters Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2800 Summit Ave, Union City, Hudson County, 07087

976
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Robert Waters Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union City, Hudson County. The school has 976 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 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Union City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Robert Waters Elementary School enrolls 976 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
527 (54%)
Female students
449 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1% White and <1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino95498%
White101%
Black or African American7<1%
Asian5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

859 of the school's 976 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 745 qualify for free lunch and 114 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

Robert Waters 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

Robert Waters 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 976 students, Robert Waters 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

27%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
26%
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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