📍 651 Kapkowski Road, Elizabeth, Union County, 07201
Simon Youth Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Elizabeth, Union County. The school has 23 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Vocational-Technical School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Simon Youth Academy enrolls 23 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino and 30% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 30% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 23 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 3 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Simon Youth Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Simon Youth Academy is one of 8 schools in Union County Vocational-Technical School District, based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The district serves 1,703 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 23 students, Simon Youth Academy is smaller than the district average of about 213 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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