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Bruce Street H.

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Newark's Bruce Street H. is a public school serving 42 students and is ungraded. It is special education and special education program.

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60% of students at this school are Black.

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Basketball
Soccer
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Basketball
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Soccer
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Drama
Painting

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Choir / Chorus

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
Black	60%	17%
Hispanic	40%	20%
American Indian/Alaska Native	N/A	0%
Asian	N/A	8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	N/A	0%
Two or more races	N/A	0%
White	N/A	54%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	66%	N/A	30%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

College readiness and student pathways

Students typically attend these schools prior to attending this school	George Washington Carver Maple Avenue School Chancellor Avenue School
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Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	4	N/A	12

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Teacher resources

Foreign languages spoken by school staff	Spanish Sign Language
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Special education / special needs

Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Special education
Specialized programs for specific types of special education students	Hearing impairments Multiple disabilities Other health impairments Specific learning disabilities Speech and language impairments

Arts & music

Visual arts	Painting
Music	Band Choir / Chorus
Performing and written arts	Drama

Language learning

Foreign languages taught	Sign Language
Foreign languages spoken by staff	Sign Language Spanish

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School basics

School start time	8:25am
School end time	2:55pm
School Leader's name	Mr Winston Jackson
Fax number	(973) 705-3818

Programs

Specific academic themes or areas of focus Don't understand these terms?	Special education
Specialized programs for specific types of special education students	Hearing impairments Multiple disabilities Other health impairments Specific learning disabilities Speech and language impairments
Foreign languages taught	Sign Language

Resources

Foreign languages spoken by staff

Sign Language
Spanish

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Sports

Boys sports	Basketball Soccer Track
Girls sports	Basketball Cheerleading Soccer Track

Arts & music

Visual arts	Painting
Music	Band Choir / Chorus
Performing arts	Drama

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Dress Code	Uniforms
Parent involvement	Parental and community involvement has increased every year.
More from this school	We are continuing to implement the &#34Picture Me Tomorrow&#34 program. During this program, on Halloween, our students come to school dressed in attire that represents their career aspirations instead of ficticious characters. Career mentors will also be provided for our students based on their career choices as part of the &#34Picture Me Tomorrow&#34 program.

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