📍 279 Chancellor Avenue, Newark, Essex County, 07112
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark enrolls 140 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 99% male and <1% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 122 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 8.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 140 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark 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 28, state house district 28.
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark 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 140 students, Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark 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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