Jerome Dunn Academy No 9

Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is one of the sprawling elementary schools in Elizabeth, New Jersey, part of Elizabeth Public Schools, with 856 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 111% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Elizabeth Public Schools, which oversees 37 schools and 27,580 students, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school reports 12% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.7%; this one delivers 17.5%.

In the area at large, Union County reports that median household income runs about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is one campus in the mix.

George Washington Academy School No. 1 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 has showed little movement, going from 853 students in 2018 to 856 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 75% to 86% over that span.

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