📍 650 Bayway Avenue, Elizabeth, Union County, 07202
Mabel G. Homes School No. 5 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 799 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mabel G. Homes School No. 5 enrolls 799 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 73 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 564 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 179 | 22% |
| White | 40 | 5% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
652 of the school's 799 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 569 qualify for free lunch and 83 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.
Mabel G. Homes School No. 5 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 20, state house district 20.
Mabel G. Homes School No. 5 is one of 37 schools in Elizabeth Public Schools, based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The district serves 28,454 students district-wide and employs 2,157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 799 students, Mabel G. Homes School No. 5 is close to the district average of about 769 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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