Summary:
LEAD Charter School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Newark, New Jersey, with a total enrollment of 280 students. Based on the available data, this school appears to be consistently underperforming compared to other high schools in the state.
Despite a relatively low dropout rate of 1.0%, LEAD Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools over the past three school years, with a statewide ranking between 366 and 395 out of 429-434 high schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with only 6.7% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, 7.4% proficient or better in Science, and 60.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which is higher than the state average.
Further, LEAD Charter School spends $7,324 per student, which is below the state average, and has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 35 to 1. These factors, combined with the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (52.86% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), suggest that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its student population.
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