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John F. Kennedy School is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F. Kennedy School enrolls 138 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 83 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 33% |
| White | 5 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 138 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
John F. Kennedy 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 29, state house district 29.
John F. Kennedy 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 138 students, John F. Kennedy 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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