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Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School enrolls 380 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 317 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 15% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 380 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic 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 31, state house district 31.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is one of 1 schools in Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 383 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is close to the district average of about 383 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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