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Emerson Middle School is a public middle school located in Union City, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Union City Board of Education. The school was originally one of two high schools in Union City, along with the now-Union Hill Middle School, that served the city's students. With the merger of both schools into the new Union City High School in 2008 and the opening of that school's new campus in 2009, both of the former high schools were converted to serve sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 843 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.20:1.〔(Emerson Middle School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 20, 2012.〕 ==History== Emerson High School was originally the sole high school to serve the town of West Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1925, the town merged with its neighbor to the north, Union Hill, New Jersey, which had been served by Union Hill High School, to form the city of Union City, New Jersey.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ). Bureau of Geology and Topography. Trenton, New Jersey. 1969. p. 148. Accessed June 18, 2013.〕 As the city was now served by two high schools, students who lived north of the Route 495 overpass (which previously divided the two towns) would attend Union Hill, while those who lived south of it would attend Emerson, though that boundary was shifted in later years to keep the school enrollments roughly equal.〔Hu, Winnie (November 22, 2007). ("After 88 Years of Rivalry, the Last as Us and Them" ). ''The New York Times''. Accessed January 2, 2008. "But today’s so-called Turkey Game signals the end of the tradition. Next fall, the two schools will merge in a new $176 million building.... The new Union City High School will take up four-and-a-half acres in the center of the city, squeezed between row houses and commercial strips. It will have a football field and bleachers built on the roof so that players will no longer have to share the facilities at José Martí Middle School."〕 By 2007, both Union Hill and Emerson, which are separated by one mile, had close to 1,500 students and offered the same schedule, courses and after-school sports, and their test scores and student demographics were comparable. Unlike Emerson, Union Hill did not have an R.O.T.C. program, though Union Hill had a stronger arts program than Emerson, and both schools had different career education programs that allowed students to pursue interests like child care, hospitality and fashion (the city was once known for its embroidery factories). Superintendent of Schools Stanley M. Sanger stated in 2007 that he received 25 to 40 requests a year from students who want to switch to the rival high school due to a particular academic interest or a family connection. Most such requests were granted.〔 The school was the 288th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in ''New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''. The school was ranked 265th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.〔("Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.〕 From 2003 to 2007, the school had a student enrollment that fluctuated slightly above or below 1,500, with a 2003 enrollment of 1,516 and a 2007 enrollment of 1,449. Its average class size in 2003 was 17.4 students, compared to a state average of 19.2, while its 2007 class size was 20.7, compared to a state average of 18.8. Its 2003 student-faculty ratio was 10.4, compared to a state average of 11.5, while its 2007 student-faculty ratio was 12.4, compared to a state average of 11.0. On City-Data, which score schools from 0 (worst) to 100 (best), Emerson High School was given a score of 12, based on 2010 test scores. This compares with a citywide score of 10, a county score of 21 and a state score of 55. The school's 2007 graduation rate was 86.1 percent, compared to a state average of 87.9.〔("Emerson High School in Union City, New Jersey (NJ)" ). City-Data. Retrieved June 27, 2013.〕 Through the 2007-08 school year, Emerson High School was one of two high schools to serve Union City, along with Union Hill High School. The last graduating class for both schools was in June 2008. The student bodies of both schools were to merge into the new Union City High School, which is housed in a building on the site of the former Roosevelt Stadium. The switch was originally planned for September 2008, but the school was not completed by then, and pending the completion, Union Hill and Emerson became known as the north and south campuses of Union City High School, respectively. The new school opened September 3, 2009, with Emerson and Union Hill High Schools converting into middle schools.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emerson Middle School (New Jersey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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