Link Community Charter School

Summary:

Link Community Charter School is the sole middle school in this data set, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 358 students in Newark, New Jersey. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 372nd out of 752 New Jersey middle schools in 2024-2025 to 420th out of 748 in 2022-2023, with a current rating of 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school district that Link Community Charter School belongs to is ranked 385th out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Key metrics for Link Community Charter School include a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, English Language Arts proficiency rates ranging from 41.8% (3rd grade) to 70.6% (6th grade) in 2024-2025, and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 17% (8th grade) to 37.2% (3rd grade) in 2024-2025. The school's Science proficiency rates were 14.3% (5th grade) and 3.8% (8th grade) in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a free/reduced lunch rate of 67.04% in the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1 in the same year.

The data suggests that Link Community Charter School faces challenges in improving its Mathematics and Science performance, particularly in the upper grades, while its English Language Arts proficiency rates are generally higher. The school's fluctuating statewide ranking and high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients indicate that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which can present unique challenges and resource needs. However, the relatively small student-teacher ratio may indicate a focus on providing more individualized attention and support to students.

District Detail

23 Pennsylvania Avenue
Newark, NJ 07114

(973) 642-0529

SchoolDigger Rank:
385^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 343

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 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 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
Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.4	372^nd of 752 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	743^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	371	14.3	3.8	41.8	47.1	70.6	66.7	67.9	37.2	34.3	29.4	21.6	17.0	$12,874	$943	$11,931

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newark Public School District	0.39 mi	65	534^th
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	0.62 mi	1
Discovery Charter School	0.7 mi	1	185^th
Gray Charter School	0.71 mi	1	24^th
New Horizons Community Charter School	0.91 mi	1	556^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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