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Philip's Academy Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phillip's Academy Charter School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Philip's Academy Charter School enrolls 639 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 565 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 10% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 639 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Philip's Academy 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.
Philip's Academy Charter School is one of 1 schools in Phillip's Academy Charter School, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 731 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 639 students, Philip's Academy Charter School is close to the district average of about 731 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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