📍 601 Cortlandt St, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, 08861
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County. The school has 823 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a suburban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center enrolls 823 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 760 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 5.8% |
| White | 9 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 823 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 qualify for free lunch and 78 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.
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood 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-60, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is one of 12 schools in Perth Amboy Public School District, based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The district serves 10,220 students district-wide and employs 823 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 823 students, Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is close to the district average of about 852 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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