Simon Youth Academy

Simon Youth Academy is one of the micro-enrollment high schools in Elizabeth, New Jersey, part of Union County Vocational-Technical School District, with 4 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 100% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Within Union County Vocational-Technical School District, which oversees 8 schools and 1,737 students, Simon Youth Academy is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Simon Youth Academy lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 50% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household income runs about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Simon Youth Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.