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Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 896 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 enrolls 896 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 732 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 15% |
| White | 21 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
778 of the school's 896 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 692 qualify for free lunch and 86 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is one of 37 schools in Elizabeth Public Schools, based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The district serves 28,454 students district-wide and employs 2,157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 896 students, Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 is larger than the district average of about 769 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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