NY
Regular School
Elementary School
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SCHOOL
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
516
Teachers (FTE)
46.2
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.2:1
FRPL Eligible
493
(95.5%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 493 of 516 (95.5%)
Free Lunch: 487 (94.4%)
Reduced-Price: 6 (1.2%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 23 (4.5%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
516
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 403 | 78.1% | |
| Black or African American | 94 | 18.2% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 8 | 1.6% | |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% | |
| White | 3 | 0.6% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 2 | 0.4% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
516
Students
| Grade 1 | 41 | 7.9% | |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 7.8% | |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 7.2% | |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 8.9% | |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10.1% | |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 14.9% | |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 13.6% | |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 14% | |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 7.2% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 42 | 8.1% | |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0.4% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
47.5%
Male Students
245
F
52.5%
Female Students
271