Jersey City Community Charter School

Jersey City Community Charter School is an elementary school serving 571 students in grades K-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey, which is part of the Jersey City Community Charter School District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 17.5% in recent years, which is above the state average. However, the school does show some relative strengths in certain student subgroups, with its African American and Hispanic students performing better than the school's overall averages.

Interestingly, a nearby charter school, Soaring Heights Charter School, significantly outperforms Jersey City Community Charter School, ranking in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools. This highlights the potential for charter schools to achieve much higher academic outcomes than traditional public schools in the same area. Additionally, Jersey City Community Charter School's relatively lower per-student spending of $5,983, compared to $10,000-$16,000 at nearby public schools, suggests there may be opportunities to improve outcomes through targeted interventions and learning from successful practices in the community.