641 South Street, Elizabeth, Union County, 07202
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 1,299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 71%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy enrolls 1,299 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 83 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,029 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 193 | 15% |
| White | 57 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,057 of the school's 1,299 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 915 qualify for free lunch and 142 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.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety 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-80, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy 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 1,299 students, Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy is larger than 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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