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Gladys Nunery School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gladys Nunery School is an elementary school in Jersey City Public Schools, serving 285 students in grades PK-5. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state standards, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gladys Nunery School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low proficiency rates on state assessments, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide. The nearby Chaplain Charles Watters School, James F. Murray School, and President Barack Obama Elementary School also face similar challenges, suggesting a systemic issue within the Jersey City Public Schools district.

However, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance. This indicates the school may be able to leverage strategies that work for these subgroups to improve overall student achievement. Additionally, the school's focus on early childhood education (PK-5) could be an opportunity to build a strong foundation for student success, and the proximity to other low-performing schools in the district presents an opportunity for collaboration and sharing of best practices.

251

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,509

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Claremont Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305-3603

(201) 915-6520

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Gladys Nunery School usually attend:

High:

Henry Snyder High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

36.3%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg46%

1,135^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools

455^th of 609Jersey City Public Schools among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1135 of 1347	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1057 of 1338	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1076 of 1342	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1163 of 1345	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1268 of 1317	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1184 of 1360	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1201 of 1353	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1201 of 1352	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	1263 of 1346	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	1301 of 1357	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1228 of 1363	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	1101 of 1367	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1161 of 1363	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	1206 of 1360	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	1108 of 1354	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	1150 of 1346	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1043 of 1338	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1119 of 1329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.5	696 of 1314	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.5	889 of 1303	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.9	476 of 1298	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	43.4	791 of 1204	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	185 of 463	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	200 of 469	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	213 of 463	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	313 of 494	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	361 of 456	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	220 of 522	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	259 of 517	49.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	571 of 597	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1035 of 1326	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1010 of 1317	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1014 of 1318	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1132 of 1326	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1210 of 1290	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1180 of 1331	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1171 of 1333	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	706 of 1032	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	716 of 989	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	662 of 953	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	821 of 896	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	730 of 870	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	673 of 1023	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	643 of 939	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	595 of 910	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	560 of 863	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	744 of 839	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	579 of 948	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	701 of 942	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1121 of 1318	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	984 of 1313	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1010 of 1315	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1151 of 1324	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1214 of 1297	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1141 of 1335	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1186 of 1334	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	543 of 1023	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	548 of 989	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	578 of 949	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	731 of 868	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	831 of 1001	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)60th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

Science18%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gladys Nunery School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Claremont Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6520	251	23	10.9	84.5%	4 (1.6%)	150 (59.8%)	91 (36.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17.8	1135^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.1	1057^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.0%	78	17.5		25.5	27.5	50.0				17.3	15.4	23.1						$11,509	$394	$11,115
Martin Center for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	59 Wilkinson Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6590	359	34	10.5	84.4%	13 (3.6%)	217 (60.4%)	116 (32.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	6.2	1306^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.9	1258^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.0%	48	3.4	4.0	18.1	22.2	12.0	13.2	8.0	14.0	13.0	7.1	6.9	7.7	3.7	6.0			$12,741	$620	$12,121
Ollie Culbreth Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	153 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6430	335	38	8.8	85.4%	17 (5.1%)	215 (64.2%)	90 (26.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6.5	1303^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	3.3%		6	1300^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%	3	2.9	0.0	11.5	7.7	3.0	34.4	15.6	21.6	11.1	12.5	2.9	8.8	0.0	5.3			$15,626	$510	$15,116
Whitney M. Young Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Stegman St	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6440	623	58	10.7	86.7%	21 (3.4%)	360 (57.8%)	217 (34.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5.3	1318^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.2%		5.2	1314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.8%	4	5.7	1.9	11.1	23.3	15.4	7.0	3.1	6.0	4.7	11.4	5.8	1.3	1.5	3.6			$15,967	$786	$15,181
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	509 Bramhall Ave.	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-5300	383	27	14.1	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	292 (76.2%)	83 (21.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.6	1195^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.5	1069^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.1%	126	6.4	0.0	35.5	19.5	25.5	26.3	27.3	30.7	26.7	17.0	14.9	15.8	9.3	5.1			$10,336	$1,186	$9,150
Chaplain Charles Watters School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Virginia Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6510	586	52	11.3	83.8%	87 (14.8%)	245 (41.8%)	183 (31.2%)	46 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	10.5	1243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.3	1247^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.8%	4	9.7	1.7	21.4	18.1	20.0	20.2	13.4	14.9	33.9	18.3	14.6	7.2	6.7	3.3			$11,181	$395	$10,786
James F. Murray School	Public	PK, KG-8	339 Stegman Parkway	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6620	642	47	13.6	77.4%	146 (22.7%)	192 (29.9%)	167 (26.0%)	96 (15.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	35.6	876^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.0%		30.7	933^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	30.3%	57	24.3	7.7	34.8	48.4	60.6	47.2	52.5	58.8	27.1	28.4	45.7	22.8	12.6	13.3	55.0	55.0	$10,598	$570	$10,028
President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6550	425	35	12.1	84.0%	28 (6.6%)	238 (56.0%)	118 (27.8%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	11.4	1224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		10.3	1230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.1%	6	2.5	2.5	29.1	24.0	37.5	13.6	21.1	13.5	20.4	14.0	17.5	4.5	7.2	2.6			$15,299	$629	$14,670
Dr. Paul Rafalides School	Public	PK, KG-4	362 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6540	318	29	11.1	76.4%	85 (26.7%)	73 (23.0%)	91 (28.6%)	49 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	43.2	768^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.0%		35	869^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	101			53.7	46.4					47.6	32.8							$10,226	$468	$9,758
Julia A. Barnes School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Astor Place	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6420	433	33	13.3	70.7%	72 (16.6%)	73 (16.9%)	254 (58.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.9	830^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.4%		8.7	1261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	431			41.3						41.3								$13,400	$497	$12,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Gladys Nunery School

Is Gladys Nunery School a good school?

Gladys Nunery School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Gladys Nunery School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Gladys Nunery School.

What is the racial makeup of Gladys Nunery School?

Students at Gladys Nunery School are 60% African American, 36% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Gladys Nunery School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Gladys Nunery School attend?

Students who attend Gladys Nunery School usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Snyder High School

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