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Emerson School (the) is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson School (the) enrolls 293 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 147 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 27% |
| Asian | 37 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 3.4% |
| White | 5 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 293 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson School (the) 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 32.
Emerson School (the) is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Emerson School (the) is smaller than the district average of about 763 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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