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Alexander Hamilton Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alexander Hamilton Academy enrolls 508 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 324 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 35% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 508 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 414 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alexander Hamilton Academy 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Alexander Hamilton Academy is one of 43 schools in Paterson Public School District, based in Paterson, New Jersey. The district serves 24,291 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 508 students, Alexander Hamilton Academy is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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