📍 135 Stegman St, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07305
Whitney M. Young Jr. School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 655 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 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitney M. Young Jr. School enrolls 655 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 392 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 31% |
| White | 32 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 13 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 655 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 453 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitney M. Young Jr. 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.
Whitney M. Young Jr. 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 655 students, Whitney M. Young Jr. School is close to 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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