310 Cherry St, Elizabeth, Union County, 07208
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 996 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy enrolls 996 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Black or African American and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 797 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 9.9% |
| White | 79 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 20 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
795 of the school's 996 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 618 qualify for free lunch and 177 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.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory 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.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory 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 996 students, Alexander Hamilton Preparatory 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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