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Christopher Columbus School No. 15 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 666 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Christopher Columbus School No. 15 enrolls 666 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% White and 3.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 609 | 92% |
| White | 28 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 666 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 476 qualify for free lunch and 81 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.
Christopher Columbus School No. 15 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.
Christopher Columbus School No. 15 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 666 students, Christopher Columbus School No. 15 is close to 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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