📍 421 Jackson Ave, Hackensack, Bergen County, 07601
Jackson Avenue is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hackensack, Bergen County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hackensack School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson Avenue enrolls 426 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 84% |
| White | 32 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 426 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
Jackson Avenue 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-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Jackson Avenue is one of 6 schools in Hackensack School District, based in Hackensack, New Jersey. The district serves 5,513 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Jackson Avenue is smaller than the district average of about 919 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large