Elementary · New Jersey
Soaring Heights Charter School
CharterSoaring Heights Charter School, a public elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey: grades k–8, 272 students, 16.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Soaring Heights 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
- 272
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.3
- Students per teacher
- 16.7
- Grades
- K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 11.2 · 1,493 schools compared
More students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 386 · 1,494 schools compared
Smaller than 78% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 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%91%proficient
+6.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 52% · 1,326 elementary schools compared
174 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%74%proficient
+6.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 46% · 1,325 elementary schools compared
174 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
- Elementary · Grades K–8
- 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 Soaring Heights Charter School.
Location
- Address
- 1 Romar Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305
- Phone
- (201)434-4800
- City or town
- Jersey City
- County
- Hudson County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander D. Sullivan SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 638 | 11.9 | 23% | 19% |
Jersey City Community Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 561 | 15.6 | 45% | 21% |
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 607 | 13.8 | 45% | 35% |
President Barack Obama Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 425 | 12.1 | 23% | 12% |
| Pre-K–8 | 740 | 10.4 | 52% | 32% | |
James F. Murray SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 642 | 13.7 | 50% | 25% |
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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