Gladys Nunery School

Summary:

Gladys Nunery School is an elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 273 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a statewide ranking in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Gladys Nunery School's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA assessments, is consistently lower than the state and Jersey City Public Schools district averages. For example, in 2022-2023, only 35.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42% statewide and 40.3% in the district. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also significantly below state and district levels. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 29.6% in 2018-2019 to 56.9% in 2020-2021, which is much higher than nearby schools like Chaplain Charles Watters School (42.5%) and James F. Murray School (32.5%).

While Gladys Nunery School's racial composition, with a majority African American and Hispanic student population, does not appear to be a significant factor in its academic performance, the school's Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students perform significantly worse than their counterparts across New Jersey. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, such as socioeconomic challenges or lack of student engagement, could be a key lever for improving student outcomes. However, the challenges facing Gladys Nunery School are not unique, as several nearby schools in the Jersey City Public Schools district also struggle with low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism rates.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 123 Claremont Ave
       Jersey City, NJ  07305-3603


(201) 915-6520

District: Jersey City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1076th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,509 Help


Students who attend Gladys Nunery School usually attend:

High:    Henry Snyder High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  273

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.9%
Hispanic:
33.0%
White:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Gladys Nunery School ranks worse than 80.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 19th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.96. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Gladys Nunery School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Jersey City Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: African American (61.9%), Hispanic (33%), White (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gladys Nunery School is 10.9, which is the 10th best among 26 elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gladys Nunery School is $11,509, which is the 10th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Gladys Nunery School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gladys Nunery School 1076th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Gladys Nunery School in the ranking list.)

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Jersey City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Jersey City Public Schools 459th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gladys Nunery School

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Rank History for all students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 43.43 791st 1204 34.3%
2004 68.93 476th 1298 63.3%
2005 44.47 889th 1303 31.8%
2006 60.49 696th 1314 47.0%
2007 23.28 1119th 1329 15.8%
2008 32.55 1043rd 1338 22.0%
2009 19.77 1150th 1346 14.6%
2010 26.04 1108th 1354 18.2%
2011 14.05 1206th 1360 11.3%
2012 18.35 1161st 1363 14.8%
2013 24.65 1101st 1367 19.5%
2014 10.48 1228th 1363 9.9%
2015 5.81 1301st 1357 4.1%
2016 7.30 1263rd 1346 6.2%
2017 11.46 1201st 1352 11.2%
2018 12.03 1201st 1353 11.2%
2019 14.19 1184th 1360 12.9%
2021 7.30 1268th 1317 3.7%
2022 14.51 1163rd 1345 13.5%
2023 20.96 1076th 1342 19.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.88 831st 1001 17.0%
2021 19.21 731st 868 15.8%
2022 32.82 578th 949 39.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.07 701st 942 25.6%
2019 37.92 579th 948 38.9%
2021 13.99 744th 839 11.3%
2022 34.13 560th 863 35.1%
2023 34.48 595th 910 34.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.83 1171st 1333 12.2%
2019 12.26 1180th 1331 11.3%
2021 10.24 1210th 1290 6.2%
2022 14.88 1132nd 1326 14.6%
2023 22.31 1014th 1318 23.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.74 1186th 1334 11.1%
2019 15.55 1141st 1335 14.5%
2021 9.02 1214th 1297 6.4%
2022 13.70 1151st 1324 13.1%
2023 22.94 1010th 1315 23.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.11 259th 517 49.9%
2019 54.66 220th 522 57.9%
2021 27.98 361st 456 20.8%
2022 38.13 313th 494 36.6%
2023 50.46 213th 463 54.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gladys Nunery School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.09 730th 870 16.1%
2021 18.64 821st 896 8.4%
2022 30.19 662nd 953 30.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Gladys Nunery School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 369 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1989 1 364 2 15 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1990 1 379 2 15 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1991 3 402 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1992 2 358 0 19 1 n/a n/a 0 380
1993 7 359 1 26 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1994 3 418 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1995 5 445 1 26 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1996 5 445 1 26 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1998 6 439 2 41 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1999 12 359 1 25 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2000 9 318 2 25 1 n/a n/a 0 355
2001 4 342 4 16 0 n/a n/a 0 366
2002 9 345 30 66 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2003 9 345 30 66 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2004 8 296 33 52 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2005 11 306 43 57 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2006 11 310 21 75 5 n/a n/a 0 422
2007 29 367 11 75 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2008 18 387 11 73 3 n/a n/a 0 492
2009 23 371 28 79 6 2 0 0 509
2010 18 366 36 94 1 2 0 0 517
2011 15 343 37 97 0 4 0 0 496
2012 11 330 33 100 2 5 0 0 481
2013 20 268 37 83 1 2 1 0 412
2014 26 282 20 68 2 1 3 0 402
2015 34 306 37 80 0 0 2 0 459
2016 32 253 11 78 0 0 4 0 378
2017 30 240 18 83 0 1 7 0 379
2018 35 206 62 77 0 0 4 0 384
2019 27 228 6 92 0 0 1 0 354
2020 8 197 2 84 0 0 1 0 292
2021 6 161 4 75 0 0 2 0 248
2022 3 189 0 88 0 1 2 0 283
2023 8 169 3 90 0 1 2 0 273

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gladys Nunery School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 21.0 18.2 n/a
1989 382 23.0 16.6 n/a
1990 397 22.0 18.0 71.5
1991 423 23.0 18.3 62.6
1992 380 23.0 16.5 87.6
1993 393 20.0 19.7 93.4
1994 444 25.0 17.8 88.3
1995 477 25.0 19.1 86.4
1996 477 25.0 19.1 86.4
1998 488 34.0 14.4 83.8
1999 397 25.0 15.9 76.8
2000 355 27.0 13.1 89.3
2001 366 27.3 13.4 93.2
2002 450 46.0 9.8 89.1
2003 450 46.0 9.8 89.1
2004 389 41.0 9.5 97.9
2005 417 44.0 9.5 n/a
2006 422 39.0 10.8 94.3
2007 482 46.0 10.5 91.3
2008 492 46.0 10.7 81.7
2009 509 53.0 8.0 85.5
2010 517 38.0 13.6 88.4
2011 496 37.0 13.4 83.9
2012 481 52.1 9.2 88.8
2013 412 34.0 12.1 88.3
2014 402 29.0 13.8 79.9
2015 459 39.0 11.7 86.7
2016 378 32.0 11.8 87.8
2017 379 35.0 10.8 84.4
2018 384 28.0 13.7 64.6
2019 354 27.0 13.1 83.3
2020 292 24.0 12.1 71.2
2021 248 25.0 9.9 68.1
2022 283 25.0 11.3 71.7
2023 273 25.0 10.9 68.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gladys Nunery School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 21.0 18.2 n/a
1989 382 23.0 16.6 n/a
1990 397 22.0 18.0 71.5
1991 423 23.0 18.3 62.6
1992 380 23.0 16.5 87.6
1993 393 20.0 19.7 93.4
1994 444 25.0 17.8 88.3
1995 477 25.0 19.1 86.4
1996 477 25.0 19.1 86.4
1998 488 34.0 14.4 83.8
1999 397 25.0 15.9 76.8
2000 355 27.0 13.1 89.3
2001 366 27.3 13.4 93.2
2002 450 46.0 9.8 89.1
2003 450 46.0 9.8 89.1
2004 389 41.0 9.5 97.9
2005 417 44.0 9.5 n/a
2006 422 39.0 10.8 94.3
2007 482 46.0 10.5 91.3
2008 492 46.0 10.7 81.7
2009 509 53.0 8.0 85.5
2010 517 38.0 13.6 88.4
2011 496 37.0 13.4 83.9
2012 481 52.1 9.2 88.8
2013 412 34.0 12.1 88.3
2014 402 29.0 13.8 79.9
2015 459 39.0 11.7 86.7
2016 378 32.0 11.8 87.8
2017 379 35.0 10.8 84.4
2018 384 28.0 13.7 64.6
2019 354 27.0 13.1 83.3
2020 292 24.0 12.1 71.2
2021 248 25.0 9.9 68.1
2022 283 25.0 11.3 71.7
2023 273 25.0 10.9 68.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gladys Nunery School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $394 (3.4%) $11,115 (96.6%) $11,509

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gladys Nunery School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1184th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1076th of 1342 Elementary schools
 6.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gladys Nunery School)22.835.1
 12.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)47.440.3
 7.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gladys Nunery School)22.735.1
 12.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)46.936
 10.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gladys Nunery School)46.424.2
 22.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)5543.1
 11.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gladys Nunery School)16.114.3
 1.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)38.131.3
 6.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gladys Nunery School)42.935
 7.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)49.444.3
 5.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gladys Nunery School)30.420.9
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)33.827.7
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students354273
 22.9%
African American228169
 25.9%
American Indian00
Asian63
 50%
Hispanic9290
 2.2%
Pacific Islander01
White278
 70.4%
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.3%68.5%
 14.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gladys Nunery School

Gladys Nunery School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students who attend Gladys Nunery School usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Snyder High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 273 students attended Gladys Nunery School.

Students at Gladys Nunery School are 62% African American, 33% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.


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