Public School Number Three

Public School Number Three operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, one of the schools within West New York School District. Current enrollment sits at 506 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 9 schools in West New York School District (7,399 students total), Public School Number Three accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Public School Number Three lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, On paper, Public School Number Three has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 90% of students at Public School Number Three qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hudson County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Public School Number Three sits in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 16.8%; actual is 33.8%, +17.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hudson County put median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public School Number Three is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

Nearest neighbor: Public School Number Five, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Public School Number Three comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 32.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Public School Number Three's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 506). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 88% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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