📍 300 West Chestnut Street, Clayton, Gloucester County, 08312
Herma S. Simmons Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clayton, Gloucester County. The school has 671 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herma S. Simmons Elementary School enrolls 671 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 24% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 313 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 10% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 671 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Herma S. Simmons Elementary School 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-20, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Herma S. Simmons Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Clayton Public School District, based in Clayton, New Jersey. The district serves 1,489 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 671 students, Herma S. Simmons Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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