📍 240 Ege Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07304
Empowerment Academy Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 1,002 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Empowerment Academy Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Empowerment Academy Charter School enrolls 1,002 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 75 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 373 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 24% |
| Asian | 194 | 19% |
| White | 144 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
710 of the school's 1,002 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 qualify for free lunch and 82 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.
Empowerment 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 31, state house district 31.
Empowerment Academy Charter School is one of 1 schools in Empowerment Academy Charter School, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 1,272 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,002 students, Empowerment Academy Charter School is smaller than the district average of about 1,272 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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