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Sara M. Gilmore Academy

PublicElementaryGrades 1–8

1700 Kerrigan Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087 · (201) 348-5851 · Part of Union City School District

Union City’s School Grade B− better than 47% of New Jersey school districts

Students
400
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–8
The gist

What stands out about Sara M. Gilmore Academy

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Union City kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–69 schoolsDepends on your address
1–8Sara M. Gilmore AcademyYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 47.3%

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

1700 Kerrigan Avenue, Union City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 140
Grade 246
Grade 347
Grade 449
Grade 547
Grade 658
Grade 759
Grade 854
Enrollment over time
383’20
379’21
390’22
394’23
400’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%White 13%Asian 9%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sara M. Gilmore Academy from Union City families.

Other schools in Union 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; Union City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.