Other · New Jersey
North Star Academy Charter School
CharterNorth Star Academy Charter School, a public other school in Newark, New Jersey: grades k–12, 6,714 students, 35.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of North Star Academy Charter School.
Size and class size
Compared with 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
- 6,714
- Teachers (FTE)
- 189.8
- Students per teacher
- 35.4
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 92% of schools in New Jersey
Median 10.9 · 52 schools compared
More students per teacher than 95% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 98% of schools in New Jersey
Median 378 · 53 schools compared
Larger than 100% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Jersey: 54%67%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 74% of schools in New Jersey
Median 46% · 27 schools compared
3,302 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%51%proficient
+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 85% of schools in New Jersey
Median 26% · 27 schools compared
2,882 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades K–12
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with North Star Academy Charter School.
Location
- Address
- 10 Washington Place, Newark, NJ 07102
- Phone
- (973)642-0101
- City or town
- Newark
- County
- Essex County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 1,410 | 24.3 | 39% | 15% |
| Pre-K–12 | 2,169 | 33.9 | 46% | 22% | |
Essex Regional SchoolAlternative | Pre-K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
People's Achieve Community Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 796 | 30.6 | 38% | 21% |
TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 6,406 | 22.1 | 45% | 34% |
NJ Regional Day School - NewarkSpecial education | K–12 | 123 | 7.7 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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