Soaring Heights Charter School

Summary:

Soaring Heights Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Soaring Heights Charter School District, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This standout school has consistently high academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Soaring Heights Charter School boasts impressive proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments, significantly outperforming the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 87.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 44.9%. This strong academic performance is reflected in the school's high rankings, placing 61st out of 1,347 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 115th out of 1,338 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

In addition to its academic excellence, Soaring Heights Charter School serves a diverse student population, with over one-third of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student of $8,696 is relatively high, which may contribute to its ability to provide a strong educational program and support student success. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.7 to 1 and a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the state average, Soaring Heights Charter School stands out as a high-performing, well-regarded elementary school in the Soaring Heights Charter School District.

District Detail

1 Romar Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305

(201) 434-4800

SchoolDigger Rank:
13^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 272

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	272	16	16.6	55.9%	39 (14.3%)	70 (25.7%)	44 (16.2%)	92 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	10 (3.7%)	93.2	61^st of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		89.9	115^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.4%	54	56.0	32.0	87.5	92.0	88.0	94.0	96.0	88.0	66.7	72.0	80.0	80.0	64.0	72.0	$8,696	$1,133	$7,563

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jersey City Public Schools	0.34 mi	39	455^th
Jersey City Community Charter School	0.53 mi	1	507^th
Bayonne School District	0.66 mi	13	386^th
University Academy Charter High School	1.08 mi	1	575^th
Empowerment Academy Charter School	1.47 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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