State/Public Elementary Open

Public School Number Five

๐Ÿ“ 5401 Hudson Ave, West New York, Hudson County, 07093

540
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Public School Number Five is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West New York, Hudson County. The school has 540 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 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 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 Five enrolls 540 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
270 (50%)
Female students
270 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
43.6
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino53098%
White101.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

506 of the school's 540 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 76 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 Five 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 Five 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 540 students, Public School Number Five 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
26%
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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