📍 35 Watchung ave, Plainfield, Union County, 07060
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plainfield, Union County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School enrolls 257 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 28% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 257 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 22, state house district 22.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School is one of 1 schools in The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District, based in Plainfield, New Jersey. The district serves 358 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, The Barack Obama Green Charter High School is smaller than the district average of about 358 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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