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Rafael Hernandez School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rafael Hernandez School enrolls 553 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 3.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 383 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 26% |
| White | 20 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 553 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 403 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Rafael Hernandez 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 29, state house district 29.
Rafael Hernandez School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Rafael Hernandez School is smaller than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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