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Greater Newark Charter School

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Public, Charter Grades 5-8
212
Students ?
11.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
47.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 72 Central Avenue
       Newark, NJ  07102

(973) 242-3543

District: Greater Newark Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
86.8%
Hispanic:
12.7%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2005 → 25th in 2014
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2005
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (57% vs 72% meeting standards)
!Math scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?
This school57%
District avg57%
New Jersey avg72%
Not ranked this year
Greater Newark Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201428.7535 of 71725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201329.1530 of 70424.7%★☆☆☆☆
201243.2457 of 67732.5%★★☆☆☆
201127.2540 of 68421.1%★☆☆☆☆
201039.2475 of 67729.8%★★☆☆☆
200930.8514 of 66422.6%★☆☆☆☆
200825.7511 of 64020.2%★☆☆☆☆
200729.1500 of 63120.8%★☆☆☆☆
200633.1467 of 61524.1%★☆☆☆☆
200510.5532 of 59911.2%★☆☆☆☆
20047.2528 of 58810.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs New Jersey (2013-2014) ?
Science75%-3 vs state
Math56%-18 vs state
Language Arts Literacy53%-15 vs state

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Students at Greater Newark Charter School are 87% African American, 13% Hispanic.

In the 2013-14 school year, 212 students attended Greater Newark Charter School.


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