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Christa McAuliffe School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 918 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 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Christa McAuliffe School enrolls 918 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 72 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 683 | 74% |
| White | 104 | 11% |
| Asian | 73 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
628 of the school's 918 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 551 qualify for free lunch and 77 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Christa McAuliffe 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Christa McAuliffe 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 918 students, Christa McAuliffe School is larger 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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