Summary:
The area consists of one K–8 school, Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School, with 356 students. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency was below New Jersey’s in ELA, mathematics and science: 41% versus 51% in ELA, 20% versus 40% in mathematics, and 10% versus 23% in science. The most important concern is mathematics, where the school average was 21 percentage points below the state average.
There are no schools to rank against one another, so the clearest standouts are grade-level results at Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School. Grade 7 ELA was its strongest latest comparison with the state: 62% proficient, compared with 56% statewide, a 6-point advantage. Grade 5 mathematics was the weakest: 5% proficient versus 46% statewide, a 41-point deficit; grade 6 mathematics was also well below the state, at 10% versus 40%. ELA was below the state in five of six tested grades, with the largest shortfall in grade 8: 30% versus 53%, a 24-point gap. The single school in this list means there is no meaningful between-school comparison.
Results improved in ELA and mathematics averages from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but science declined: ELA rose from 38% to 41% and its state gap narrowed by 6 points; mathematics rose from 16% to 20% and its gap narrowed by 4 points. Science fell from 19% to 10%, and its gap with the state widened by 8 points. Improvement was uneven across grades—for example, grade 7 ELA rose from 25% to 62%, while grade 8 ELA fell from 45% to 30%. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking increased from 18 in 2023–2024 to 25 in 2025–2026; its current district listing is 511 of 607, at the 16th percentile, with 1 star. Context figures include a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1 and 48% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these are observations, not explanations of test results.
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