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Sara M. Gilmore Academy

Public Grades 1-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sara M. Gilmore Academy is an exceptional elementary school located in Union City, New Jersey, serving grades 1-8 with a total enrollment of 394 students. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years and demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.

The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for specific student groups. Sara M. Gilmore Academy ranks 1st out of all New Jersey elementary schools for English Language Learner students and 3rd for Hispanic students and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's students significantly outperform the Union City School District and the state of New Jersey in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.1% of 3rd graders, 100% of 4th graders, and 93.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% and 44.9% for the district and state, respectively.

While Sara M. Gilmore Academy outperforms the Union City School District and the state of New Jersey, the nearby schools in the same district and the North Bergen district generally have lower academic achievement, higher chronic absenteeism, and lower spending per student. This highlights the relative strength of Sara M. Gilmore Academy within the local context.

400

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,311

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Kerrigan Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087

(201) 348-5851

District: Union City School District

Students who attend Sara M. Gilmore Academy usually attend:

High:	Jose Marti STEM Academy
	Union City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

13.0%

Asian:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

7^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

8^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Union City School District

298^th of 609Union City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	7 of 1347	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	23 of 1338	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	20 of 1342	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	94 of 1345	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	267 of 1317	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	4 of 1360	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	26 of 1353	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	7 of 1352	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.8	38 of 1346	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.6	217 of 1357	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	88.9	17 of 1363	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	103 of 1367	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	146 of 1363	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.1	131 of 1360	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	64 of 1354	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	155 of 1346	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	479 of 1338	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.9	212 of 1329	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	224 of 1314	83.0%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	356 of 1303	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	82.4	128 of 1298	90.1%	★★★★★
2003	88.5	32 of 1204	97.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 597	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 559	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	9 of 499	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	25 of 489	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	46 of 411	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	99.4	4 of 463	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	7 of 434	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	27 of 1326	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	27 of 1317	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	36 of 1318	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	98 of 1326	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	260 of 1290	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.3	5 of 1331	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	30 of 1333	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	3 of 1032	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	4 of 989	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	5 of 982	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	5 of 953	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	48 of 896	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	2 of 899	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	8 of 870	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	3 of 1023	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 939	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 910	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 863	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	8 of 839	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 948	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	2 of 942	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	2 of 1318	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	24 of 1313	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	16 of 1315	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	70 of 1324	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	257 of 1297	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	18 of 1335	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	38 of 1334	97.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	8 of 752	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	35 of 743	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	14 of 748	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	10 of 745	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	87 of 652	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	97.5	2 of 745	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	6 of 716	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	1 of 712	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	8 of 713	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	17 of 713	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	23 of 717	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	76 of 704	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	94 of 677	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	127 of 684	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	85.7	56 of 677	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	12 of 664	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.6	67 of 640	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	61 of 631	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	38 of 615	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	63.2	295 of 599	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.3	196 of 588	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.0	182 of 574	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	5 of 343	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	30 of 728	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	41 of 717	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	41 of 720	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	14 of 726	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	91 of 625	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	2 of 703	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	20 of 680	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	5 of 608	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	6 of 589	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	5 of 587	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	2 of 591	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	11 of 480	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	1 of 524	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	3 of 504	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	4 of 613	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	3 of 584	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	3 of 568	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 549	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	11 of 467	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	2 of 541	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	2 of 522	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	15 of 726	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	72 of 719	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	15 of 718	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	22 of 730	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	90 of 635	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	97.1	11 of 697	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	13 of 675	98.1%	★★★★★

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

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts96%+43 vs state

Mathematics80%+39 vs state

Science47%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, May 16, 2021

went there started kindergarden in 1928.
glad to see it is still in use. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 5, 2017

The best of the best! We loved Woodrow Wilson, and now we love Sara M. Gilmore. Way to go kids! You're awesome!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	7^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.9	23^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.3%	16	63.0	33.3	91.1	100.0	93.4	96.3	96.1	100.0	95.6	87.2	89.1	85.4	70.6	55.6	$11,311	$157	$11,154
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	502	38	13.2	90.8%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	486 (96.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	872^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.1	868^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	15.0		37.6	55.0	46.1				33.7	43.7	33.8				$10,358	$522	$9,836
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education	Public	PK-K	2200 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 271-2311	300	42	7.1	61.0%	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	275 (91.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)															$8,345	$380	$7,965
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.7	860^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.2%		33.9	882^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.1%	22	35.3	14.1	32.4	51.3	35.0	22.9	34.5	30.2	48.6	43.9	35.7	12.0	17.2	5.3	$6,067		$6,067
Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	692	52	13.3	73.6%	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	658 (95.1%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	567^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.9%		57.1	579^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.7%	12	21.7		57.5	61.8	62.8				62.6	45.0	49.6				$10,464	$355	$10,109
Hudson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	167 19th St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 624-9800	320	29	11.0	68.4%	22 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	284 (88.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	63.8	494^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.6	611^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.3%	117			55.3						55.2						$11,375	$464	$10,911
Robert Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5925	983	75	13.1	83.8%	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	953 (96.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.9	828^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	884^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	56	13.8		35.1	43.4	50.0	54.4			54.1	38.7	34.1	35.5			$9,833	$546	$9,287
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	767	73	10.5	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	20 (2.6%)	723 (94.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.8	682^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.4%		40.4	791^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.9%	109	13.8		37.6	69.3	53.8	59.6			50.5	57.8	47.5	33.6			$10,005	$572	$9,433
Daniel Webster School	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Palisade Ave	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6150	406	45	9.0	46.6%	229 (56.4%)	26 (6.4%)	104 (25.6%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$8,809	$270	$8,539
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.7	1086^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.5	973^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.3%	113	7.4	2.7	33.3	31.6	27.5	55.2	46.4	51.1	33.3	28.9	14.0	20.0	23.3	27.0	$7,659		$7,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Sara M. Gilmore Academy

What district is Sara M. Gilmore Academy in?

Union City School District

What schools do graduates of Sara M. Gilmore Academy attend?

Students who attend Sara M. Gilmore Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Jose Marti STEM Academy
High : Union City High School

How many students attend Sara M. Gilmore Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Sara M. Gilmore Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sara M. Gilmore Academy?

Students at Sara M. Gilmore Academy are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Sara M. Gilmore Academy a good school?

Yes! Sara M. Gilmore Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

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