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James Weldon Johnson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 4 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Weldon Johnson School enrolls 526 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 2.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 386 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 22% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| White | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
479 of the school's 526 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 477 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Weldon Johnson School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 68.
James Weldon Johnson School is one of 29 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 11,201 students district-wide and employs 1,020 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, James Weldon Johnson School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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