📍 520 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, Essex County, 07009
Essex Junior Academy is a Special Education serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Grove, Essex County. The school has 19 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Essex Regional Educational Services Commission school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Essex Junior Academy enrolls 19 students across grades K–8. The student body is 89% male and 11% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 17 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
10 of the school's 19 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 10 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Essex Junior Academy 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 40.
Essex Junior Academy is one of 3 schools in Essex Regional Educational Services Commission, based in FAIRFIELD, New Jersey. The district employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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