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Robert Waters Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
Phone
(201) 348-5925
District
UNION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HUDSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
980
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Robert Waters Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
38%
42%
39%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
43%
38%
48%
25%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
42%
47%
48%
36%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
38%
49%
46%
19%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 2.9%
Kindergarten 87 8.9%
Grade 1 141 14.4%
Grade 2 108 11.0%
Grade 3 122 12.4%
Grade 4 133 13.6%
Grade 5 131 13.4%
Grade 6 148 15.1%
Total 980 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.5% 2.4% 41.1%
Black 1.0% 1.6% 15.3%
Hispanic 97.9% 94.6% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.8% 83.0% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 78.2% 72.7% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.6% 10.3% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 67,903 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 53,294.8 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.7% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.7% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,292 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 13.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.6% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.6% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 13.3% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,867 $133,131,617 42.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,052 $37,390,052 11.8%
Staff $1,725 $21,132,975 6.7%
General Administration $356 $4,361,356 1.4%
School Administration $1,269 $15,546,519 4.9%
Operation $3,553 $43,527,803 13.7%
Transportation $192 $2,352,192 0.7%
Other $221 $2,707,471 0.9%
Total Support $10,369 $127,030,619 40.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,613 $56,513,863 17.8%
Total Expenditures $25,849 $316,676,099 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%