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Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 1,060 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport News City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle enrolls 1,060 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 489 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 23% |
| White | 185 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 97 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
926 of the school's 1,060 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 926 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.
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle 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 VA-30, state senate district 1, state house district 93.
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle is one of 43 schools in Newport News City Public Schools, based in Newport News, Virginia. The district serves 25,882 students district-wide and employs 1,737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,060 students, Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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