State/Public Elementary Open

Public School Number Two

๐Ÿ“ 5200 Broadway, West New York, Hudson County, 07093

595
Pupils
12.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Public School Number Two is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West New York, Hudson County. The school has 595 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West New York School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
West New York School District

Enrollment & staffing

Public School Number Two enrolls 595 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.

Male students
300 (50%)
Female students
295 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
48.6
Student-teacher ratio
12.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% White and 4.5% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino52288%
White366.1%
Asian274.5%
Black or African American81.3%
Two or more races2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

455 of the school's 595 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 391 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Public School Number Two 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-80, state senate district 32, state house district 32.

School district: West New York School District

Public School Number Two is one of 9 schools in West New York School District, based in West New York, New Jersey. The district serves 8,008 students district-wide and employs 529 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 595 students, Public School Number Two is smaller than the district average of about 890 students per school.

8,008
District students
9
Schools
529
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

28%
Reading proficient
11%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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