📍 1300 W Louden St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19141
Cooke Jay MS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cooke Jay MS enrolls 369 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 301 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.9% |
| White | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 369 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 369 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.
Cooke Jay MS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-20, state senate district 3, state house district 201.
Cooke Jay MS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Cooke Jay MS is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large