📍 16 Kevin Road, Scotch Plains, Union County, 07076
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Scotch Plains, Union County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 13% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 65% |
| Asian | 70 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
8 of the school's 535 students (1.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 22, state house district 22.
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The district serves 5,752 students district-wide and employs 446 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 719 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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