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The Gray Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gray Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Gray Charter School enrolls 344 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 1.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 215 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 34% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.7% |
| White | 4 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 344 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Gray Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
The Gray Charter School is one of 1 schools in Gray Charter School, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 317 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, The Gray Charter School is close to the district average of about 317 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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