📍 66 Muhammad Ali Avenue, Newark, Essex County, 07108
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 755 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 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School enrolls 755 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 319 | 42% |
| White | 14 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
625 of the school's 755 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 581 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Louise A. Spencer Elementary 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.
Louise A. Spencer Elementary 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 755 students, Louise A. Spencer Elementary School is close to 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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