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How has Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
856
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459003293
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9
125 Third Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 · (908) 436-5580 · Union County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
14.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
789 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
24.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 16.6% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Jerome Dunn Academy No 9
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 this school | 856 | 92.2% | 17.5% |
| Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ELIZABETH | 878 | 90.0% | 21.8% |
| Franklin Elementary School NEWARK | 725 | 91.2% | 21.0% |
| Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 ELIZABETH | 765 | 89.7% | 21.6% |
| Broad Street School BRIDGETON | 784 | 95.0% | 10.8% |
| Elliott Street Elementary School NEWARK | 880 | 87.5% | 22.0% |
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 Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,163 of 1,290 | #85 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #1,190 of 1,319 ▼ 35 | #88 of 93 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,182 of 1,319 ▼ 28 | #85 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 856 | #37 of 1,562 | #4 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,274 of 1,390 | #94 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #1,267 of 1,392 | #92 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #36 of 1,481 | #1 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #539 of 545 | #42 of 42 |
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
856
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 856 | 59.5 | 14.4:1 | 92% (789) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 58.5 | 14.8:1 | 90% (777) |
| 2022-23 | 896 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 87% (778) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 56 | 15.9:1 | 89% (792) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 59 | 14.5:1 | 93% (791) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 96% (746) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jerome Dunn Academy No 9.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (853 to 856); teachers up 1% (59 to 59.5).
About Jerome Dunn Academy No 9
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 856 students in 2024-25. The school is 111% bigger than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 sits within Elizabeth Public Schools, which has 37 schools and 27,580 students.
By race and ethnicity, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is 86% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 12% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 50 points above the 35% share among Union County residents. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 are from different groups.
A staff of 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. The average for public schools in Union County is 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 lands at C-, ahead of 20% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.7% for Jerome Dunn Academy No 9. The school posts 17.5%, 1.8 points above the prediction.
Union County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $103,202 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 shares Union County with 179 other public schools.
George Washington Academy School No. 1 is the nearest public school to Jerome Dunn Academy No 9, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Jerome Dunn Academy No 9, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is behind the 28.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 888 to 856, a 4% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Elizabeth Public Schools
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- Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyHigh · 1,144 students
- William F. Halloran School No.22Middle · 1,140 students
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Other schools in Elizabeth
- John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyHigh · 1,348 students
- Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyHigh · 1,272 students
- Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyHigh · 1,268 students
- Thomas Jefferson Arts AcademyHigh · 1,144 students
- William F. Halloran School No.22Middle · 1,140 students
- Terence C. Reilly School No 7Middle · 1,130 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Academy School No. 10.0 mi · 595
- iPrep Academy School No 80.2 mi · 397
- Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 280.4 mi · 878
- Terence C. Reilly School No 70.5 mi · 1,130
- Benjamin Franklin School No. 130.5 mi · 392
- John Marshal School No. 200.5 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Jerome Dunn Academy No 9How many students attend Jerome Dunn Academy No 9?
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 enrolls approximately 856 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 serve?
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 have?
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Jerome Dunn Academy No 9?
Student demographics at Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 are roughly 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 in?
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is part of Elizabeth Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.