📍 1500 New York Avenue, Union City, Hudson County, 07087
Colin Powell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union City, Hudson County. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union City School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Colin Powell Elementary School enrolls 721 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% 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 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Black or African American and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 692 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
612 of the school's 721 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 536 qualify for free lunch and 76 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.
Colin Powell 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.
Colin Powell 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 721 students, Colin Powell Elementary School is smaller than 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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