Newark Educators Community Charter School

Summary:

Newark Educators Community Charter School is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades PK-4 in the area, with a total enrollment of 144 students. The school is located in Newark, New Jersey and is part of the Newark Educators Community Charter School District, which is ranked 467 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's standout performance is its 4th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 77.8% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average of 53.6%. However, the 3rd grade math proficiency rate of 12.6% in 2024-2025 is much lower than the state average of 49.8%. Additionally, the school had a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024, and a large percentage (68.75%) of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's strong performance in 4th grade ELA, the wide disparity in test scores between ELA and math, as well as the high chronic absenteeism rate and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, suggest that Newark Educators Community Charter School faces significant challenges in ensuring all students achieve academic success. Addressing these areas of concern could be an important focus for the school and the district as a whole.

District Detail

88-108 Shipman Street
Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 732-3848

SchoolDigger Rank:
467^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-4
Students: 142

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	12 Fulton St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 289-6117	142	12	11.8	81.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (71.1%)	40 (28.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	893^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.7%		52.9	636^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	257	0.0	77.8	12.6	38.9

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Star Academy Charter School	0.13 mi	1
Harrison Public Schools	0.6 mi	5	496^th
Discovery Charter School	0.65 mi	1	185^th
Essex County Schools of Technology	0.7 mi	3	352^nd
Newark Public School District	0.71 mi	65	534^th

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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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