📍 237 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, Union County, 07202
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy enrolls 427 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 337 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 14% |
| White | 22 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
327 of the school's 427 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 qualify for free lunch and 71 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM 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.
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM 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 427 students, K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy is smaller 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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