📍 27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza, Elizabeth, Union County, 07201
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 1,070 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 16 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy enrolls 1,070 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 86 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 812 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 17% |
| White | 69 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
851 of the school's 1,070 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 715 qualify for free lunch and 136 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.
Thomas Jefferson Arts 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.
Thomas Jefferson Arts 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 1,070 students, Thomas Jefferson Arts 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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