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East Ward Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 666 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Ward Elementary School enrolls 666 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 375 | 56% |
| White | 250 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
604 of the school's 666 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 qualify for free lunch and 121 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.
East Ward 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-80, state senate district 29, state house district 29.
East Ward 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 666 students, East Ward 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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