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New Horizons Community Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

New Horizons Community Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Newark, New Jersey, with 337 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 15-20% of elementary schools in the state with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Horizons struggles, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 10.5% to 50% in English Language Arts and 10.9% to 28% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. The school's performance on science assessments is also very low, with proficiency rates ranging from 3.6% to 9.1%, compared to state averages of 19% to 30.1%. Despite the school's low academic performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Newark Educators Community Charter School and Philip's Academy Charter School both outperform New Horizons on academic measures, while the nearby traditional public schools generally perform even worse. The higher-performing schools, such as Michelle Obama Elementary and Sir Isaac Newton Elementary, serve student populations with lower rates of poverty and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. Addressing the root causes of New Horizons' underperformance, such as instructional quality, school climate, and family engagement, will be crucial for improving student achievement.

370

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,066

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 59 Hayes Street
Newark, NJ 07103

(973) 848-0400

District: New Horizons Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,178^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

585^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

556^th of 609New Horizons Community Charter School among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1178 of 1347	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1150 of 1338	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1213 of 1342	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1173 of 1345	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1228 of 1360	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1136 of 1353	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	1160 of 1352	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	995 of 1346	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	983 of 1357	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.2	982 of 1363	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	990 of 1367	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1132 of 1363	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	1025 of 1360	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	1115 of 1354	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	1210 of 1346	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	1142 of 1338	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	1197 of 1329	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1208 of 1314	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	1223 of 1303	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	1278 of 1298	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.4	1135 of 1204	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	238 of 463	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	266 of 469	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	299 of 494	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	326 of 522	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	216 of 517	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1093 of 1326	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1154 of 1317	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1176 of 1318	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1144 of 1326	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1208 of 1331	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1113 of 1333	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	709 of 1032	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	859 of 989	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	647 of 982	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	581 of 953	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	577 of 899	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.6	765 of 870	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	829 of 1023	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	622 of 942	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1128 of 1318	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1135 of 1313	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1139 of 1315	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1090 of 1324	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1147 of 1335	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1107 of 1334	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	585 of 752	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	620 of 743	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	640 of 748	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	679 of 745	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	480 of 652	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	649 of 745	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	157 of 359	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	269 of 352	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	241 of 361	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	272 of 356	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	99 of 291	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	220 of 326	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	197 of 326	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	566 of 728	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	642 of 717	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	625 of 720	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	673 of 726	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	419 of 625	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.2	622 of 703	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	599 of 680	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	397 of 587	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	408 of 524	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	430 of 613	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	439 of 584	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	281 of 467	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	560 of 726	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	526 of 719	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	588 of 718	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	622 of 730	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	482 of 635	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	599 of 697	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	597 of 675	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)49th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)56th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

Science6%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Horrible experience at this school. The Superintendent runs this as her private business. Teachers complain to us parents all the time about her, teaching is almost nonexistent in some classes. Pulled my kids out for this coming fall and they themselves are extremely happy to no longer be going back to what they call a bad school. Close Quote

Schools Near New Horizons Community Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 4th 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 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	1178^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.8	1150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	9.1	3.6	30.6	28.6	14.6	32.6	27.8	50.0	28.0	17.4	22.8	10.9	20.0	10.5			$12,066	$904	$11,162
Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Newton Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8675	225	15	15.5	73.3%	3 (1.3%)	151 (67.1%)	59 (26.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	50.7	673^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%					(n/a)	25.0		54.8	53.3	65.0				45.2	20.0	50.0
Camden Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Camden St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6994	685	44	15.5	86.0%	6 (0.9%)	360 (52.6%)	308 (45.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	5.1	1322^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.9%		6.1	1296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.1%	26	1.9	1.7	13.2	11.1	11.8	14.3	33.9	25.5	15.9	4.3	7.7	2.7	12.1	0.0			$13,034	$966	$12,068
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.6	1273^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	4.9%	7	0.0	5.6	38.1	15.1	3.0	29.7	21.2	38.8	14.3	6.0	3.0	8.1	6.1	13.9			$11,554	$624	$10,930
Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	706	43	16.4	84.4%	15 (2.1%)	383 (54.2%)	284 (40.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5.8	1310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	1306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	4.6	2.6	10.0	18.8	20.3	11.1	18.4	28.8	7.3	6.0	10.8	5.4	1.3	0.0	20.0	20.0	$12,167	$889	$11,278
Michelle Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 14th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 662-2621	198	18	11.0	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	162 (81.8%)	30 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	81.6	264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.4%					(n/a)	16.7		79.4	76.9	66.6				67.7	92.3	83.3
Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	833	52	16.0	68.7%	2 (0.2%)	370 (44.4%)	438 (52.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	5.7	1312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.6%		6.8	1286^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.9%	26	3.1	5.1	13.1	9.4	17.0	25.0	28.0	20.0	6.3	2.7	6.3	8.2	7.8	2.8			$10,835	$1,067	$9,768
Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6934	298	26	11.4	84.2%	0 (0.0%)	255 (85.6%)	36 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12.6	1207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.4%		13.4	1177^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	3.8	4.0	12.0	52.9	18.5	30.3	25.0	29.2	16.0	29.4	15.4	5.9	16.7	2.3			$9,921	$469	$9,452
Nelson Mandela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	74 Hartford St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 733-7333	256	12	21.3	87.1%	1 (0.4%)	71 (27.7%)	181 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30.6	947^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.7%					(n/a)			7.7	28.6					35.5	56.8
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	18.1	1128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		16	1130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	2	5.7	1.3	23.3	33.9	39.1	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	17.6	15.7	16.4	24.0	7.2			$12,119	$1,873	$10,246

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New Horizons Community Charter School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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Students at New Horizons Community Charter School are 72% African American, 27% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended New Horizons Community Charter School.

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