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William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bayonne, Hudson County. The school has 1,210 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bayonne School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 enrolls 1,210 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 96 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 478 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 419 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 17% |
| Asian | 62 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
820 of the school's 1,210 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 751 qualify for free lunch and 69 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.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 31, state house district 31.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is one of 13 schools in Bayonne School District, based in Bayonne, New Jersey. The district serves 10,825 students district-wide and employs 815 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,210 students, William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 is larger than the district average of about 833 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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