📍 209 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07305
Academy I is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy I enrolls 403 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Asian, 20% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 167 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 20% |
| White | 76 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 403 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Academy I is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Academy I is one of 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 25,951 students district-wide and employs 2,094 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Academy I is smaller than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large