📍 517 N 15th St, Allentown, Lehigh County, 18102
Jackson Early Childhood Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Allentown, Lehigh County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allentown City SD school district. It serves grades K in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson Early Childhood Center enrolls 240 students across grades K. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.5% |
| White | 16 | 6.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 240 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 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.
Jackson Early Childhood Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA-70, state senate district 16, state house district 132.
Jackson Early Childhood Center is one of 21 schools in Allentown City SD, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 16,769 students district-wide and employs 1,043 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Jackson Early Childhood Center is smaller than the district average of about 799 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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