Universiy Middle School
255 Myrtle Ave
Irvington NJ, 07111, Essex County
Phone: 973-399-6877
Ranking: (1,814 out of 1,847, bottom 2%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Irvington Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 62 | 57 | 65 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 691 | 639 | 752 | 753 | 711 | 697 | 791 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 233 | 33.7% | 171 | 26.8% | 249 | 33.1% | 254 | 33.7% | 228 | 32.1% | 218 | 31.3% | 234 | 29.6% |
Grade 7: | 215 | 31.1% | 203 | 31.8% | 220 | 29.3% | 219 | 29.1% | 215 | 30.2% | 188 | 27.0% | 258 | 32.6% |
Grade 8: | 209 | 30.2% | 219 | 34.3% | 216 | 28.7% | 204 | 27.1% | 206 | 29.0% | 230 | 33.0% | 229 | 29.0% |
Ungraded: | 34 | 4.9% | 46 | 7.2% | 67 | 8.9% | 76 | 10.1% | 62 | 8.7% | 61 | 8.8% | 70 | 8.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 345 | 49.9% | 313 | 49.0% | 383 | 50.9% | 398 | 52.9% | 386 | 54.3% | 377 | 54.1% | 434 | 54.9% |
Female: | 346 | 50.1% | 326 | 51.0% | 369 | 49.1% | 355 | 47.1% | 325 | 45.7% | 320 | 45.9% | 353 | 44.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 68 | 9.8% | 64 | 10.0% | 59 | 7.8% | 54 | 7.2% | 41 | 5.8% | 31 | 4.4% | 54 | 6.8% |
Black: | 618 | 89.4% | 571 | 89.4% | 690 | 91.8% | 694 | 92.2% | 667 | 93.8% | 665 | 95.4% | 735 | 92.9% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 500 | 72.4% | 459 | 71.8% | 438 | 58.2% | 463 | 61.5% | 395 | 55.6% | 402 | 57.7% | 521 | 65.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 5.9% | 37 | 5.8% | 35 | 4.7% | 38 | 5.0% | 55 | 7.7% | 56 | 8.0% | 34 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.15 | 11.31 | 11.61 | 12.98 | 11.47 | 9.30 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.8% | 43.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 12.8% | 21.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 35.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.2% | 35.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.7% | 36.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 30.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 53.0% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 40.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 42.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 38.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 45.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 50.5% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 51.3% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 35.0% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 42.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 37.2% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.9% | 25.0% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.5% | 24.2% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18.1% | 24.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.1% | 29.6% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 28.8% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 35.7% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 34.9% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16.5% | 24.6% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.4% | 29.8% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 30.7% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 51.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 48.8% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 52.8% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 48.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 48.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 52.4% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 28.3% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 38.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 38.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 37.6% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 34.6% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.3% | 33.4% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 53.0% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 51.3% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 48.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 46.4% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 50.2% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.9% | 49.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 39.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.2% | 35.1% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 37.3% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 33.5% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 35.0% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 5.9% | 13.9% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.3% | 17.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16.3% | 18.2% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 10.3% | 17.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 22.9% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.0% | 26.8% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.1% | 33.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 36.5% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.5% | 40.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 35.3% | 78.9% |
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* Universiy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.