Educational needs of Union City residents are served by the New Haven School District (NHUSD), which also serves South Hayward. In all, the district has approximately 13,800 students attending twelve schools, eight elementary schools serving grades kindergarten through five; three middle schools serving grades 6-9 and one high school. The newest addition is the Delaine Eastin Elementary School on the west side of Union City Boulevard.
The elementary schools are the Alvarado Elementary School, Cabello Elementary School, Decoto Elementary School, El Rancho Verde School, Hillview Crest Elementary School and Searles Elementary School.
The middle schools are the Alvarado Middle School, Barnard-White Middle School and the New Haven Middle School.
There is only one high school, the James Logan High School.
The district also has an Adult School and a Headstart program.
In addition to the public schools, several academic private schools operate within the city, including Our Lady of the Rosary, Purple Lotus Society, Semore School and Union City Christian Academy.
James Logan High School had been honored as one of the exemplary high schools in the United States, Alvarado Middle School and Pioneer Elementary School also received the same honor. The New Haven Unified School District is the only district in the state to have received such recognition at all three grade levels.
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