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===Private schools=== St. Francis Academy is a K-8 [[Catholic school]] operated under the auspices of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-1 Hudson County Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> In September 2013, St. Francis Academy was one of 15 schools in New Jersey to be recognized by the [[United States Department of Education]] as part of the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]], an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary [[Arne Duncan]] described as honoring schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".<ref>Rundquist, Jeanette. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/15_nj_schools_named_as_national_blue_ribbon_winners.html "15 N.J. schools named as national 'Blue Ribbon' winners"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 24, 2013. Accessed September 25, 2013. "Five Catholic schools, six county vocational-technical schools and a Yeshiva are among the list of honored schools in New Jersey. Also named as 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools were Dover, Harrison and Wildwood high schools."</ref><ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2013/national.pdf#page=15 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], pp. 15β17. [[United States Department of Education]], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed September 25, 2013.</ref> In the wake of declining enrollment and lingering financial issues, Mother Seton Interparochial School (which had been formed in 2006 from the merger of St. Michael's and St. Anthony of Padua) and St. Augustine's School were closed by the Newark Archdiocese after the 2019β20, school year and merged into Academy of St. Joseph of the Palisades in [[West New York, New Jersey]].<ref>Zeitlinger, Ron. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/08/three-north-hudson-catholic-schools-to-consolidate-archdiocese-announces.html "Three North Hudson Catholic schools to consolidate, archdiocese announces"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', August 4, 2020. Accessed March 1, 2023. "Two Union City Catholic schools will merge with Academy of St. Joseph of the Palisade in West New York, the Newark Archdiocese announced Tuesday afternoon. Saint Augustine, at 39th Street and New York Avenue, and Mother Seton Interparochial School, at 15th and New York Avenue, will not reopen in September because of dwindling enrollment and financial problems that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said."</ref> Other schools in Union City include two Islamic schools, [[Miftaahul Uloom Academy]]<ref>Cullen, Deanna, "Kids in the courtroom", ''The Union City Reporter'', February 20, 2011, pages 1 and 14</ref><ref>[http://www.muanj.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=11&Itemid=8 History], Miftaahul Uloom Academy. Accessed February 18, 2011.</ref> and [[Rising Star Academy]],<ref>[https://www.privateschoolreview.com/rising-star-academy-profile Rising Star Academy], Private School Review. Accessed August 28, 2017.</ref> a Jewish school, Mesivta Sanz,<ref>[https://www.mesivtasanz.com/the-mesivta.html The Mesivta], Mesivta Sanz of Hudson County. Accessed November 14, 2019. "The vibrant institutions of Sanz Zvill, in Union City, New Jersey, stand in an uplifting tribute to the great Sanz Klausenberger Rebbe, Zatzal."</ref><ref>[http://high-schools.com/schools/100896/mesivta-sanz.html "Mesivta Sanz in Union City, NJ"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511124344/http://high-schools.com/schools/100896/mesivta-sanz.html |date=2014-05-11 }}. high-schools.com. Accessed January 21, 2013.</ref> and Union City Daycare Program School.<ref>Reyes, Daniel. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/07/sen_menendez_visits_union_city.html "Sen. Menendez visits Union City daycare with women officials to underline his commitment to improving women's lives"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 17, 2012. Accessed July 6, 2017.</ref>
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