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Grace A Dunn Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Grace A Dunn Middle School is a public middle school located in Trenton, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 681 students. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 609 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grace A Dunn Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of New Jersey middle schools, with proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the state and district averages, often less than 20% proficient. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.5% to 42.2% over the past 3 years, which are much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.68% to 60% over the past 3 years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

The nearby Albert E Grice Middle School, which is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, performs significantly better than Grace A Dunn Middle School, with higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Similarly, the Achievers Early College Prep Charter School, located close to Grace A Dunn Middle School, also outperforms the district schools. Despite the higher spending per student at Grace A Dunn Middle School, the academic outcomes do not reflect this higher investment, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources within the district.

703

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,513

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Dayton Street
Trenton, NJ 08610

(609) 656-4700

District: Trenton Public School District

Students who attend Grace A Dunn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Feeder schools for Grace A Dunn Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	Gershom Mott Elementary School
	William Harrison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

African American:

12.2%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg41%

747^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

609^th of 609Trenton Public School District 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	6.5	747 of 752	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	728 of 743	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	726 of 748	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	733 of 745	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	630 of 652	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	731 of 745	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	692 of 716	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	687 of 712	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	698 of 713	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	684 of 713	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	686 of 717	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	672 of 704	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	642 of 677	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	655 of 684	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	639 of 677	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.0	636 of 664	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	624 of 640	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	621 of 631	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	585 of 615	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	573 of 599	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	582 of 588	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	560 of 574	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	311 of 359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	318 of 352	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	330 of 361	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	343 of 356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	250 of 291	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	317 of 326	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	283 of 326	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	327 of 343	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	292 of 320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	260 of 288	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	257 of 270	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	169 of 197	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	206 of 227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	175 of 202	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	713 of 728	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	691 of 717	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	697 of 720	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	710 of 726	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	604 of 625	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	693 of 703	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	656 of 680	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	588 of 608	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	571 of 589	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	555 of 587	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	567 of 591	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	464 of 480	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	507 of 524	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	478 of 504	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	606 of 613	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	524 of 584	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	485 of 568	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	478 of 549	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	392 of 467	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	484 of 541	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	456 of 522	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	721 of 726	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	704 of 719	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	683 of 718	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	697 of 730	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	606 of 635	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	674 of 697	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	652 of 675	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	499 of 507	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	470 of 510	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	461 of 505	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	487 of 535	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	444 of 492	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	430 of 471	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science40%+21 vs state

Mathematics23%-9 vs state

Algebra I14%-31 vs state

English Language Arts10%-47 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)		NJSLA Geometry (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 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 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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grace A Dunn Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Dayton Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4700	703	50	14.2	77.1%	8 (1.1%)	86 (12.2%)	605 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.5	747^th of 752 public middle schools	0.7%		7.8	728^th of 743 public middle schools	2.0%	19		0.4				8.9	11.2				6.2	0.5	14.3	14.3			$10,513	$799	$9,714
Clara Parker Intermediate School	Public	4-6	820 South Warren Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4880	583	40	14.5	88.2%	6 (1.0%)	88 (15.1%)	479 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)								(n/a)	3.5		9.0	10.2	20.6			6.8	8.9	6.2							$9,719	$467	$9,252
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-6	301 Gladstone Ave	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4760	668	41	16.2	78.0%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.3%)	548 (82.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	4.6		9.9	10.6	5.7			4.1	7.6	5.5							$11,121	$984	$10,137
Grant Intermediate School	Public	4-6	159 N Clinton Avenue	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4730	610	49	12.5	87.2%	8 (1.3%)	139 (22.8%)	455 (74.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)	0.9		7.3	7.9	6.5			3.5	5.6	3.2							$12,611	$924	$11,687
Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	650	50	13.1	75.8%	5 (0.8%)	206 (31.7%)	426 (65.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	7.8	736^th of 752 public middle schools	2.1%		7.6	733^rd of 743 public middle schools	1.3%	3		0.6				9.9	11.9				5.0	1.7	16.7	16.7
Battle Monument Intermediate School	Public	4-6	145 Pennington Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 503-9941	499	32	15.5	87.8%	1 (0.2%)	151 (30.3%)	340 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)	2.3		5.7	3.0	4.7			6.2	1.1	2.3
Albert E Grice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Whitehorse Hamilton Sq	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4152	991	78	12.7	64.0%	244 (24.6%)	159 (16.0%)	529 (53.4%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	26.9	537^th of 752 public middle schools	28.6%		22.4	572^nd of 743 public middle schools	23.0%	35		6.7			36.1	45.9	42.8			20.8	21.6	12.0	100.0	97.5	93.8	93.8	$8,847	$56	$8,791
Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	474	39	12.1	82.7%	5 (1.1%)	292 (61.6%)	167 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	8.1	733^rd of 752 public middle schools	2.5%		7.6	732^nd of 743 public middle schools	1.5%	1		1.2				9.2	9.8				11.2	1.5	12.1	12.1
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1 Whittlesey Road	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4660	329	30	11.1	78.4%	3 (0.9%)	205 (62.3%)	113 (34.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)	3.3		2.8	4.5	4.9			2.7	6.4	0.0
Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1300 Stuyvesant Avenue	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4800	546	36	15.1	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	317 (58.1%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)	1.1		15.2	2.2	9.6			7.1	1.6	1.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace A Dunn Middle School

What high school do graduates of Grace A Dunn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Grace A Dunn Middle School usually go on to attend Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Is Grace A Dunn Middle School a good school?

Grace A Dunn Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New Jersey middle schools.

How many students attend Grace A Dunn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Grace A Dunn Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Grace A Dunn Middle School?

Students at Grace A Dunn Middle School are 86% Hispanic, 12% African American, 1% White.

What district is Grace A Dunn Middle School in?

Trenton Public School District

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