Elementary · New Jersey

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Charter

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, a public elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey: grades k–8, 383 students, 14.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 383
Teachers (FTE): 27.0
Students per teacher: 14.2
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in New Jersey

Median 11.2 · 1,493 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of elementary schools in New Jersey

Median 386 · 1,494 schools compared

Smaller than 57% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School.

Location

Address: 509 Bramhall Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07304
Phone: (201)433-5300
City or town: Jersey City
County: Hudson County

Website Quality of life in Jersey City Schools in Jersey City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Ollie Culbreth Jr. SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	335	8.8	0.2 mi
Julia A. Barnes SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	433	13.3	0.4 mi
Gladys Nunery SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	251	10.9	0.5 mi
Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	926	9.7	0.5 mi
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	613	8.9	0.6 mi
Chaplain Charles Watters SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	586	11.4	0.6 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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