Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark | |
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279 Chancellor Avenue , 07112 | |
Coordinates | 40°42′34″N 74°13′13″W / 40.7093579°N 74.2201619°W |
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Type | Public middle / high school |
Established | September 2012 |
NCES School ID | 3411340 [1] |
Principal | Semone Morant |
Faculty | 25.0 FTEs [1] |
Grades | 5–12 |
Enrollment | 239 (as of 2018–19) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 9.6:1 [1] |
Campus | Urban |
Website | School website |
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark is an all-boys' public school in Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools. [2] The Eagle Academy Foundation supports the educational programs of this school and other all-boys' schools in New York City. As of 2012, Eagle Academy of Newark is the only all-boys' public school in the State of New Jersey. [3] It is Newark's first single gender public school; [4] it has a university preparatory curriculum and has small class sizes. [5] It is located in the Louise A. Spencer School complex in the Central Ward. [6]
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 239 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1. There were 117 students (49.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 12 (5.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]
In September 2012 the school opened with 80 students in the 6th grade. A new grade will be added each year until the school becomes a grade 6-12 school. [2] The school anticipated having about 500 students total once the grade levels are maxed out. [5] The first principal was Vaughn Thompson, who had previously worked at the Young Scholars Academy of Bronx and had resigned from there. [3]
In 2012 the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey stated that if boys have a single gender school, girls should have the same opportunity. [3] NPS later opened Girls' Academy of Newark as the all-girl counterpart. [6]