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Jerome Dunn Academy No 9

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

125 Third Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 · (908) 436-5580 · Part of Elizabeth City School District

Elizabeth’s School Grade C better than 26% of New Jersey school districts

Students
856
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Jerome Dunn Academy No 9

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Elizabeth kids: 8 high schools

On the path

Where Elizabeth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Jerome Dunn Academy No 9You are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

125 Third Street, Elizabeth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 193
Grade 294
Grade 3103
Grade 480
Grade 5113
Grade 6109
Grade 799
Grade 887
Enrollment over time
888’20
899’21
896’22
866’23
856’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 12%White 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 from Elizabeth families.

Other schools in Elizabeth City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Elizabeth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.