Sara M. Gilmore Academy

Located at 1700 Kerrigan Avenue, in Union City, New Jersey, Sara M. Gilmore Academy is a mid-sized elementary campus that instructs 400 students (grades 1 through 8), run under Union City School District.

Across the 14 schools in Union City School District (11,519 students total), Sara M. Gilmore Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sara M. Gilmore Academy records that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 13% White, 9% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, Sara M. Gilmore Academy lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Sara M. Gilmore Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hudson County (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sara M. Gilmore Academy ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.2%; Sara M. Gilmore Academy posts 78.8%, +42.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hudson County put median household income runs about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Hudson County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), of which Sara M. Gilmore Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Jose Marti STEM Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sara M. Gilmore Academy comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.

Sara M. Gilmore Academy operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 397 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 85% to 76% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.