📍 270 First Street, Palisades Park, Bergen County, 07650
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palisades Park, Bergen County. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palisades Park School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a suburban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center enrolls 242 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Asian and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 62% |
| Asian | 65 | 27% |
| White | 19 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
123 of the school's 242 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is one of 3 schools in Palisades Park School District, based in Palisades Park, New Jersey. The district serves 1,861 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 242 students, Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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