📍 500 South Clinton Street, East Orange, Essex County, 07018
Benjamin Banneker Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Banneker Academy enrolls 502 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 450 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 502 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 272 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Benjamin Banneker Academy 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Benjamin Banneker Academy is one of 20 schools in East Orange School District, based in East Orange, New Jersey. The district serves 9,412 students district-wide and employs 646 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, Benjamin Banneker Academy is close to the district average of about 471 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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