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Julia A. Barnes School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Julia A. Barnes School enrolls 340 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 21% |
| White | 34 | 10% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 340 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Julia A. Barnes School 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.
Julia A. Barnes School 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 340 students, Julia A. Barnes School 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
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