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Elysian Charter School of Hoboken

Public, Charter Grades K-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Elysian Charter School of Hoboken is a public charter elementary school serving 293 students in grades K-8 in Hoboken, New Jersey. This relatively small school has consistently ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elysian Charter School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing state and nearby district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 93.9% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 57% statewide. The school also excels in supporting different student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 elementary schools for both female and male students, as well as for white students. Additionally, Elysian Charter School has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the state and nearby districts, and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at around 8-11% in recent years.

Compared to the surrounding public schools in Hoboken, Union City, and North Bergen, Elysian Charter School stands out as a high-performing option. Many of the nearby district schools struggle with lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and higher rates of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school's consistent success suggests it may be a desirable educational choice for families in the Hoboken area.

292

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,361

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1460 Garden Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

(201) 876-0102

District: Elysian Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

78^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

81^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 609Elysian 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	92.0	78 of 1347	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	47 of 1338	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	85 of 1342	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	186 of 1345	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	251 of 1317	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	304 of 1360	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	242 of 1353	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	256 of 1352	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	248 of 1346	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	351 of 1357	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.7	373 of 1363	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.0	513 of 1367	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.7	197 of 1363	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	400 of 1360	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	467 of 1354	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	579 of 1346	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	553 of 1338	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	749 of 1329	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	81.3	125 of 1314	90.5%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	22 of 1303	98.3%	★★★★★
2004	43.2	892 of 1298	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	66.0	507 of 1204	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	104 of 1326	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	14 of 1317	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	113 of 1318	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	167 of 1326	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	92 of 1290	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	245 of 1331	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	417 of 1333	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	144 of 1318	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	94 of 1313	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	80 of 1315	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	204 of 1324	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	419 of 1297	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	386 of 1335	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	149 of 1334	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	59 of 970	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	28 of 963	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	46 of 975	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	81 of 976	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	133 of 964	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	214 of 1023	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	172 of 1022	83.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	81 of 752	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	112 of 743	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	111 of 748	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	147 of 745	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	108 of 652	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	130 of 745	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	187 of 716	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	174 of 712	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.0	123 of 713	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	132 of 713	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	57.8	364 of 717	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.3	343 of 704	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	215 of 677	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	183 of 684	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	197 of 677	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	56.3	371 of 664	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	451 of 640	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	507 of 631	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	64.9	298 of 615	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.1	427 of 599	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.0	462 of 588	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	47 of 728	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	87 of 717	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	194 of 720	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	126 of 726	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	53 of 625	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	187 of 703	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	159 of 680	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	80 of 726	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	96 of 719	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	77 of 718	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	167 of 730	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	184 of 635	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	56 of 697	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	164 of 675	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	74.9	69 of 535	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	37 of 502	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	61 of 510	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	51 of 509	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	115 of 512	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	58 of 435	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	23 of 504	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	110 of 497	77.9%	★★★★☆

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

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)87th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+27 vs state

Mathematics78%+34 vs state

Algebra I73%+27 vs state

Science63%+38 vs state

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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
Elysian Charter School of Hoboken	Public, Charter	K-8	1460 Garden Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Elysian Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 876-0102	292	25	11.8	9.9%	196 (67.1%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (13.0%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	92	78^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.3	47^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.5%	31	83.9	41.9	75.8	81.8	87.1	77.4	93.9	67.8	87.9	66.6	83.8	74.2	75.7		72.7	72.7	$8,361	$513	$7,848
Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Willow Avenue	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3650	649	62	10.4	28.5%	356 (54.9%)	41 (6.3%)	154 (23.7%)	57 (8.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.2%)	70	427^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.3%		70.5	413^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	14	33.8		65.1	67.9	59.8				66.3	61.7	48.6						$12,764	$243	$12,521
Joseph F Brandt Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 Ninth Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 356-3690	632	59	10.6	20.7%	380 (60.1%)	25 (4.0%)	116 (18.4%)	71 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	90.8	102^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	92.4%		90	111^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.7%	9	55.1		85.1	83.4	82.5				85.1	71.4	66.3						$9,244		$9,244
Hudson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	167 19th St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 624-9800	320	29	11.0	68.4%	22 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	284 (88.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	63.8	494^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.6	611^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.3%	117			55.3						55.2								$11,375	$464	$10,911
Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	692	52	13.3	73.6%	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	658 (95.1%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	567^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.9%		57.1	579^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.7%	12	21.7		57.5	61.8	62.8				62.6	45.0	49.6						$10,464	$355	$10,109
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	767	73	10.5	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	20 (2.6%)	723 (94.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.8	682^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.4%		40.4	791^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.9%	109	13.8		37.6	69.3	53.8	59.6			50.5	57.8	47.5	33.6					$10,005	$572	$9,433
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	502	38	13.2	90.8%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	486 (96.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	872^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.1	868^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	15.0		37.6	55.0	46.1				33.7	43.7	33.8						$10,358	$522	$9,836
Daniel Webster School	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Palisade Ave	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6150	406	45	9.0	46.6%	229 (56.4%)	26 (6.4%)	104 (25.6%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$8,809	$270	$8,539
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.7	860^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.2%		33.9	882^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.1%	22	35.3	14.1	32.4	51.3	35.0	22.9	34.5	30.2	48.6	43.9	35.7	12.0	17.2	5.3			$6,067		$6,067
Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	7^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.9	23^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.3%	16	63.0	33.3	91.1	100.0	93.4	96.3	96.1	100.0	95.6	87.2	89.1	85.4	70.6	55.6			$11,311	$157	$11,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Elysian Charter School of Hoboken

What district is Elysian Charter School of Hoboken in?

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How many students attend Elysian Charter School of Hoboken?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Elysian Charter School of Hoboken.

Is Elysian Charter School of Hoboken a good school?

Yes. Elysian Charter School of Hoboken ranks in the top 5.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elysian Charter School of Hoboken?

Students at Elysian Charter School of Hoboken are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 2% African American.

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