📍 59 Wilkinson Ave, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07305
Martin Center for the Arts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 425 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 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Center for the Arts enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 260 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 32% |
| White | 15 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 425 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin Center for the Arts 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.
Martin Center for the Arts 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 425 students, Martin Center for the Arts 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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