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Hoboken Charter School

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Hoboken Charter School ranks 139 th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey alternative schools

Summary

Hoboken Charter School is a small, alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 in Hoboken, New Jersey. With just 299 students, this school stands out for its consistently high academic performance, outpacing state and district averages across a range of metrics.

Hoboken Charter School boasts exceptional graduation rates, ranging from 82.6% to 91.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 80%. On state assessments, the school's students excel, with 95.4% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 56.1% statewide, and 95.5% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 49.8% statewide. Additionally, the school maintains lower chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, ranging from 13.9% to 16.6% in recent years.

When compared to nearby charter schools like North Star Academy Charter School, BelovED Community Charter School, and Empowerment Academy Charter School, which also demonstrate strong academic results, Hoboken Charter School's performance is particularly noteworthy. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($10,740 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of its peers, suggesting efficient resource allocation.

299

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,740

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

713 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ 07030

(201) 963-0222

District: Hoboken Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

21.4%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey alternative schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (83% vs 91%)

!Geometry scores 56 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg47%

Elementary school

139^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

89^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

265^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	89.2	139 of 1347	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	155 of 1338	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	71 of 1342	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	258 of 1345	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	496 of 1317	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.1	140 of 1360	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	87 of 1353	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	111 of 1352	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	75.5	350 of 1346	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	383 of 1357	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	330 of 1363	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	320 of 1367	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	224 of 1363	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	368 of 1360	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	65.0	575 of 1354	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.9	876 of 1346	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	906 of 1338	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	869 of 1329	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	767 of 1314	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.5	658 of 1303	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.0	587 of 1298	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	48.8	735 of 1204	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	2 of 1326	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	62 of 1317	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	5 of 1318	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	77 of 1326	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	237 of 1290	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	249 of 1331	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	160 of 1333	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	24 of 1318	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	129 of 1313	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	428 of 1315	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	586 of 1324	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	601 of 1297	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.6	162 of 1335	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	95.0	26 of 1334	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	46 of 970	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	97 of 963	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	31 of 975	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	120 of 976	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	434 of 964	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	176 of 1023	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	88 of 1022	91.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	89 of 752	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	82 of 743	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	124 of 748	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	151 of 745	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	203 of 652	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.8	50 of 745	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	67 of 716	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	74.2	175 of 712	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	212 of 713	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	146 of 713	79.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	123 of 717	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	69.0	255 of 704	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.4	455 of 677	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.9	390 of 684	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.0	510 of 677	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	487 of 664	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	484 of 640	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	469 of 631	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	538 of 615	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	557 of 599	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	44.1	400 of 588	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	18.1	484 of 574	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	37 of 728	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	94 of 717	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	97.3	7 of 720	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	12 of 726	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	80 of 625	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	7 of 703	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	115 of 680	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	83 of 726	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	160 of 719	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	66 of 730	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	30 of 635	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	6 of 697	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	18 of 675	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	20 of 502	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	21 of 510	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	38 of 509	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	66 of 512	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	215 of 435	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.0	31 of 504	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	11 of 497	97.8%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	265 of 434	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	357 of 429	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	268 of 422	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	319 of 405	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	296 of 416	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	203 of 415	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.2	301 of 411	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	377 of 409	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	283 of 406	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.4	295 of 411	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	369 of 396	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	354 of 388	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	349 of 378	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	296 of 371	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	360 of 370	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	340 of 359	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	325 of 361	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	306 of 357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.4	325 of 351	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	335 of 348	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.9	315 of 343	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	49.8	105 of 266	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	290 of 426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	321 of 420	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	156 of 416	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	316 of 414	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	318 of 402	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	249 of 408	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	282 of 403	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	231 of 406	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	281 of 403	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	283 of 385	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	229 of 382	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	330 of 374	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	245 of 364	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	117 of 368	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	117 of 377	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	241 of 358	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	290 of 344	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	214 of 324	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	74 of 345	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	210 of 426	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.1	324 of 419	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	397 of 414	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	205 of 410	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.6	295 of 402	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	332 of 407	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	178 of 405	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2025)100th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2018)61st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+30 vs state

Mathematics74%+30 vs state

Algebra I45%+7 vs state

Science30%+4 vs state

Geometry0%-56 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	21	14.2	20.1%	157 (52.5%)	27 (9.0%)	64 (21.4%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)								(n/a)	88.0	48.0	50.0	36.4	8.0	86.3	91.3	72.7	95.4	87.0	100.0	53.8	95.5	86.9	54.5	59.1	73.9		63.6	18.8	44.7	0.0	0.0	$10,740	$525	$10,215
BelovED Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	508 Grand Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	BelovED Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4700	1,573	71	22.1	79.3%	347 (22.1%)	401 (25.5%)	501 (31.8%)	240 (15.3%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	73 (4.6%)								(n/a)		54.2	34.7	13.5	37.8	63.8	79.4	56.0	69.2	66.1	77.5	72.3	67.2	60.3	47.4	41.7	33.1	19.7	100.0	34.8	55.9	70.9	70.9	$7,699	$817	$6,882
Regional Day School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	425 Johnston Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 915-6165	67	11	6.0	77.6%	9 (13.4%)	25 (37.3%)	25 (37.3%)	6 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)
Empowerment Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	240 Ege Avenue	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4798	1,272	105	12.1	53.9%	180 (14.2%)	501 (39.4%)	300 (23.6%)	235 (18.5%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	35 (2.8%)								(n/a)			19.6	12.2		47.0	64.6	50.4	44.0	41.5	58.9	49.0	35.0	57.9	36.7	27.2	28.3	29.0		18.2	18.2			$8,106	$748	$7,358
North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,714	190	35.3	86.7%	70 (1.0%)	5,464 (81.4%)	1,046 (15.6%)	19 (0.3%)	30 (0.4%)	3 (0.0%)	81 (1.2%)								(n/a)	86.9	62.3	23.7	13.1	35.8	59.3	67.9	61.0	73.4	70.4	72.3	63.4	64.7	56.3	46.3	43.8	46.3	32.6	46.0	22.7	35.8	63.8	62.1	$10,058	$1,071	$8,987
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,169	64	33.8	65.7%	5 (0.2%)	1,845 (85.1%)	311 (14.3%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	71.6	29.2	14.0	9.6	6.8	27.9	38.2	38.3	60.4	52.3	53.5	42.8	28.8	24.6	22.2	21.8	22.9	7.6	44.3	9.0	28.1	25.6	25.0	$13,707	$1,470	$12,237
Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,410	58	24.3	68.4%	3 (0.2%)	1,108 (78.6%)	265 (18.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)								(n/a)	82.2	29.9	4.8	2.3	2.8	40.8	24.6	33.7	37.5	56.1	36.0	37.9	32.0	9.0	20.7	6.1	19.4	9.2		11.9	11.9			$8,798	$888	$7,910
Essex Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	395-97 No 5th Street	Newark	07107	Essex County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 648-4333	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
People's Achieve Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	534 Clinton Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	People's Achieve Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 556-7070	796	26	30.6	87.1%	2 (0.3%)	606 (76.1%)	148 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)								(n/a)		42.9	5.7	1.9	13.6	33.4	51.0	24.5	45.2	32.4	45.1	49.3	51.0	42.9	7.5	14.5	7.4	11.8		4.7	4.3
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Passaic County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,175	160	13.5	68.1%	99 (4.6%)	127 (5.8%)	1,807 (83.1%)	115 (5.3%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)								(n/a)	78.1	43.8	15.1	8.5	6.9	39.9	47.5	42.2	53.0	46.1	48.2	39.6	41.4	32.3	24.0	30.1	29.0	21.3		19.6	19.6			$9,416	$1,264	$8,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoboken Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Hoboken Charter School?

Students at Hoboken Charter School are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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Hoboken Charter School District

Is Hoboken Charter School a good school?

Hoboken Charter School ranks 139^th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hoboken Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Hoboken Charter School.

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