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Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 807 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 enrolls 807 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Black or African American and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 688 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 9.9% |
| White | 26 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
694 of the school's 807 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 622 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 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.
Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 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 807 students, Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 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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