📍 123 Pearl St, Elizabeth, Union County, 07202
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 1,443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 98.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy enrolls 1,443 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 98.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,110 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 251 | 17% |
| White | 64 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 15 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,142 of the school's 1,443 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 984 qualify for free lunch and 158 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.
John E. Dwyer Technology 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.
John E. Dwyer Technology 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 1,443 students, John E. Dwyer Technology 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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