Grace A Dunn Middle School

Regular School · TRENTON, NJ

Grace A Dunn Middle School is a regular school school in TRENTON, New Jersey, serving grades 07–08 with 703 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

703

Teachers (FTE)

49.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	605	86%
Black or African American	86	12%
White	8	1%
Two or more races	4	1%
Total enrollment	703	383M / 320F

English Language Learners: 313 (45% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	2.0% -23.6pp	25.6%	781
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -27.8pp	46.8%	822
Science Proficiency	2.0%	—	254

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.72 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

687

97.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	703	100%

Contact & Location

401 DAYTON STREET

TRENTON, NJ 08610

Phone: (609)656-4700

http://gadms.trentonk12.org/

District

Trenton Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $37,367

District enrollment: 12,483

Other Schools in District

Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School Elementary
Cadwalader Elementary School Elementary
Carroll Robbins Elementary School Elementary
Darlene C. McKnight Elementary Elementary
Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary Elementary
Franklin Elementary School Elementary
George Washington Elementary School Elementary
Gershom Mott Elementary School Elementary

View all 24 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08610) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341629003210

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD