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Jerome Dunn Academy No 9

Public Grades K-8

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is an elementary school located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 866 students. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas.

Compared to nearby schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district, such as Sonia Sotomayor School No 25, Christopher Columbus School No. 15, and Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 performs significantly worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and worse rankings. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate and a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be contributing to its underperformance.

Addressing the systemic challenges and resource constraints within Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 and the broader Elizabeth Public Schools district will be crucial in order to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education for all students. Strategies such as implementing evidence-based instructional practices, providing professional development for teachers, enhancing student and family engagement, and addressing resource inequities could potentially help the school improve its performance.

856

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,150

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Third Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07206

(908) 436-5580

District: Elizabeth Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

African American:

12.3%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2017 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 35 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,232^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 4% (2017) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

648^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 4% (2017) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 24Elementary Schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools

494^th of 609Elizabeth 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1232 of 1347	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1201 of 1338	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1214 of 1342	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1203 of 1345	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1236 of 1317	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1243 of 1360	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1266 of 1353	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	1293 of 1352	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	353 of 463	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	410 of 469	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	401 of 463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	397 of 494	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	349 of 456	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	461 of 522	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	390 of 517	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	434 of 597	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	322 of 559	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	311 of 499	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	292 of 489	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	270 of 411	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	260 of 463	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	291 of 434	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1186 of 1326	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1159 of 1317	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1124 of 1318	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1156 of 1326	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1189 of 1290	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1200 of 1331	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1247 of 1333	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	803 of 1032	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	756 of 989	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	773 of 982	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	738 of 953	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	787 of 896	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	689 of 899	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	699 of 870	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	873 of 1023	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	696 of 939	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	671 of 910	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	610 of 863	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	679 of 839	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	750 of 948	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	832 of 942	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1156 of 1318	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1127 of 1313	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1153 of 1315	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1157 of 1324	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1206 of 1297	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1202 of 1335	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1212 of 1334	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	753 of 1023	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	955 of 989	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	839 of 949	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	843 of 1007	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	857 of 1001	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	648 of 752	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	657 of 743	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	651 of 748	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	646 of 745	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	623 of 652	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	653 of 745	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	661 of 716	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	682 of 712	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	294 of 359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	291 of 361	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	305 of 356	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	269 of 291	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	254 of 326	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	131 of 343	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	82 of 320	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	93 of 288	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	85 of 270	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	82 of 197	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	105 of 227	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	582 of 728	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	644 of 717	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	586 of 720	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	600 of 726	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	590 of 625	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	611 of 703	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	624 of 680	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	410 of 608	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	436 of 589	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	393 of 587	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	419 of 591	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	424 of 480	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	411 of 524	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	423 of 504	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	374 of 613	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	397 of 584	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	355 of 568	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	338 of 549	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	371 of 467	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	340 of 541	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	407 of 522	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	585 of 726	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	546 of 719	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	592 of 718	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	588 of 730	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	600 of 635	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	587 of 697	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	594 of 675	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	349 of 507	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	468 of 505	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	477 of 535	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	337 of 492	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science51%+26 vs state

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

Algebra I10%-35 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 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
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Public	K-8	125 Third Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5580	856	60	14.3	92.2%	16 (1.9%)	105 (12.3%)	732 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1232^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.3	1201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	31	3.7	1.1	12.6	23.2	17.7	35.5	30.3	29.6	18.5	12.9	14.6	23.7	22.9	10.5	10.5	$9,150	$287	$8,863
George Washington Academy School No. 1	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Broadway	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5555	595	50	12.0	87.6%	18 (3.0%)	186 (31.3%)	382 (64.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1116^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.2	1104^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.5%	12	2.0	2.6	13.6	30.5	38.8	48.6	45.9	64.9	17.8	36.1	18.4	24.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	$7,312	$196	$7,116
iPrep Academy School No 8	Public	K-8	221-227 Court Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 275-6900	397	34	11.8	90.2%	22 (5.5%)	101 (25.4%)	269 (67.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	1020^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.8	1000^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.3%	20	19.4	5.6	16.2	35.9	42.0	66.7	70.7	79.4	24.3	28.2	29.1	8.3	14.6	11.8	11.8	$9,452	$244	$9,208
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	Public	PK, KG-8	25 First Street	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-3950	878	73	12.0	90.0%	24 (2.7%)	94 (10.7%)	749 (85.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.7	1077^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.5%	105	11.7	3.3	13.7	22.1	31.7	37.1	35.7	38.2	27.0	19.6	21.8	18.3	15.5	14.2	14.2	$9,410	$267	$9,143
Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	Public	K-8	248 Ripley Pl	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5700	392	36	10.8	88.0%	19 (4.8%)	78 (19.9%)	295 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.1	1220^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.8%	77	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	7.7	28.3	28.1	35.9	2.2	21.6	7.5	13.0	5.7	2.6	2.6	$11,847	$259	$11,588
John Marshal School No. 20	Public	K-8	521 Magnolia Ave	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5800	452	34	13.2	87.6%	10 (2.2%)	109 (24.1%)	328 (72.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1184^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.4	1111^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	73	2.0	5.4	20.4	14.3	31.3	44.2	40.0	65.5	33.3	20.8	15.7	13.6	16.3	7.3	7.3	$12,585	$304	$12,281
Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	Public	K-8	525 First Avenue	Elizabeth	07206	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5930	591	46	12.8	90.5%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	535 (90.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.3	1126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.8	1187^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.3%	61	9.0	1.4	24.1	24.2	31.9	43.9	49.2	35.4	26.8	26.1	27.9	19.0	12.5	17.1	17.1	$11,125	$317	$10,808
Christopher Columbus School No. 15	Public	K-8	511 Third Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5730	672	53	12.8	86.3%	19 (2.8%)	35 (5.2%)	615 (91.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1081^st of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.2	1072^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.9%	9	14.9	6.1	18.5	27.3	31.7	49.3	48.5	35.5	27.0	26.0	41.2	10.9	23.6	9.8	9.8	$9,543	$243	$9,300
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	Public	K-8	700 Second Ave	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6230	765	60	12.8	89.7%	30 (3.9%)	58 (7.6%)	663 (86.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1176^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.3	1099^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	77	4.0	1.1	12.9	15.3	23.3	32.9	44.3	41.8	25.0	20.7	34.2	26.8	25.9	6.5	6.5	$10,474	$262	$10,212
Winfield Scott School No. 2	Public	PK, KG-8	125 Madison Ave	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6150	630	52	12.1	82.4%	24 (3.8%)	227 (36.0%)	365 (57.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1233^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.1	1236^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	1.9	3.0	23.2	17.5	18.9	35.2	39.7	27.0	30.5	16.4	7.4	11.7	18.4	4.5	4.5	$9,616	$240	$9,376

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What is the racial makeup of Jerome Dunn Academy No 9?

Students at Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 are 86% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Jerome Dunn Academy No 9?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Jerome Dunn Academy No 9.

What district is Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 in?

Elizabeth Public Schools

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Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 ranks in the bottom 8.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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