Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002816
Gladys Nunery School
123 CLAREMONT AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6520 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
212 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 20.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gladys Nunery School
Gladys Nunery School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Nunery School this school | 251 | 84.5% | 24.8% |
| Cadwalader Elementary School TRENTON | 200 | 80.0% | 8.8% |
| Gables Elementary School NEPTUNE | 284 | 76.1% | 20.4% |
| Oakwood Avenue Community School ORANGE | 272 | 75.0% | 19.1% |
| Ollie Culbreth Jr. School JERSEY CITY | 335 | 85.4% | 9.0% |
| Martin Center for the Arts JERSEY CITY | 359 | 84.4% | 10.1% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gladys Nunery School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,053 of 1,290 | #73 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,173 of 1,319 ▼ 82 | #75 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,056 of 1,319 ▼ 86 | #71 of 84 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #1,284 of 1,562 | #86 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #591 of 1,390 | #33 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #778 of 1,392 | #50 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #138 of 1,481 | #15 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #32 of 798 | #4 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
251
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 84% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 73% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 25 | 10.9:1 | 68% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 25 | 9.9:1 | 68% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 65% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 88% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 84% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 93% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gladys Nunery School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (384 to 251); teachers down 18% (28 to 23).
About Gladys Nunery School
Gladys Nunery School runs as a small elementary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 251 students. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
In Jersey City Public Schools, 39 schools enroll a combined 24,151 students.
Federal enrollment data show Gladys Nunery School is 60% Black. Other groups include 36% Hispanic. The county population is about 12% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Its ratio of 10.9:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%. That rate is above the 68% average among public schools in Hudson County.
Gladys Nunery School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gladys Nunery School would score about 19.9%. It scores 24.8%, 4.9 points above that figure.
The county, Hudson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 130 public schools and about 86,216 students.
Martin Center for the Arts, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Gladys Nunery School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Gladys Nunery School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
In 2020-21, Gladys Nunery School enrolled 248; in 2024-25, 251.
The Gladys Nunery School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
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- Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,272 students
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- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Center for the Arts0.3 mi · 359
- Academy I0.3 mi · 415
- Innovation High School0.3 mi · 301
- Henry Snyder High School0.3 mi · 729
- Ollie Culbreth Jr. School0.4 mi · 335
- Whitney M. Young Jr. School0.4 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Gladys Nunery SchoolHow many students attend Gladys Nunery School?
Gladys Nunery School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gladys Nunery School serve?
Gladys Nunery School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gladys Nunery School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Gladys Nunery School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gladys Nunery School?
At Gladys Nunery School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 36% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gladys Nunery School?
Gladys Nunery School is overseen by Jersey City Public Schools in Hudson County.
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