Link Community Charter School

Link Community Charter School is the only school in this area, serving 343 students in grades K–8. In 2025–2026, its results varied widely by grade: it exceeded New Jersey in grade 7 and 8 English language arts (ELA) and grade 8 math, but fell below the state in the other reported grade-subject comparisons. The most important pattern for families is the sharp contrast between strong upper-grade results and a pronounced sixth-grade dip.

Among the strongest results, grade 8 students reached 67% proficiency in ELA, 13 percentage points above the state’s 53%; grade 7 ELA was 66%, 10 points above the state. Grade 8 math was 37%, 15 points above the state’s 23%. Sixth grade was the clearest weak spot: ELA proficiency was 30%, 21 points below the state, and math was 24%, 16 points below. Science results were also below state levels in both reported grades, with 15% proficiency in grade 5 and 12% in grade 8.

Trends over time are mixed: eighth-grade math rose 20 percentage points, from 17% in 2024–2025 to 37% in 2025–2026, while sixth-grade ELA fell 41 points, from 71% to 30%. Across matched grades, math and science moved closer to state results, while ELA shifted from above the state to below it. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentile declined from 44 in 2023–2024 to 30 in 2025–2026; it assigned the school two stars in each of those years. As context, 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.5:1. With only one school in the area, these figures cannot show how it compares with similar nearby schools.