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The Queen City Academy Charter School

Q: Is The Queen City Academy Charter School a good school?

The Queen City Academy Charter School ranks 597 th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey alternative schools

Summary

The Queen City Academy Charter School is a public charter school located in Plainfield, New Jersey, serving 300 students in grades K-12. The school faces some challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and below-average performance in mathematics and science compared to state averages.

The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is a bright spot, with 86.8% of 7th graders meeting or exceeding standards. However, the school struggles in mathematics, with proficiency rates below the state average in most grade levels, particularly in Algebra I and Algebra II. The school also has very low science proficiency rates, ranging from 2.8% to 21% across 5th, 8th, and 11th grades, well below the state averages. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated significantly, from 11.7 to 26.8 over the past few years, which may impact the quality of instruction.

Compared to nearby charter schools, The Queen City Academy Charter School performs better than the Union County TEAMS Charter School in most academic areas, but lags behind higher-performing charter schools like Central Jersey College Prep and Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School. The nearby College Achieve Central Charter School has similar demographics and performance to The Queen City Academy Charter School.

378

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,791

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 West Seventh Street
Plainfield, NJ 07063

(908) 753-4700

District: The Queen City Academy Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

African American:

32.0%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2024 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Algebra II scores 82 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg47%

Elementary school

597^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

297^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

336^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 27% (2023) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	56.0	597 of 1347	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	617 of 1338	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	736 of 1342	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	932 of 1345	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1044 of 1317	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	746 of 1360	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	936 of 1353	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	811 of 1352	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	797 of 1346	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	843 of 1357	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	945 of 1363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	895 of 1367	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	835 of 1363	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	842 of 1360	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	859 of 1354	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	920 of 1346	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1006 of 1338	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	1129 of 1329	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	1045 of 1314	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1169 of 1303	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	1225 of 1298	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	1196 of 1204	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	17 of 463	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	25 of 469	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	58 of 463	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	154 of 494	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	141 of 456	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	82 of 522	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	164 of 517	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	52 of 597	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	63.0	131 of 559	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	126 of 499	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	226 of 489	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.8	355 of 434	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	489 of 1326	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	573 of 1317	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	681 of 1318	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	897 of 1326	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	931 of 1290	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	710 of 1331	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	866 of 1333	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	290 of 1032	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	185 of 989	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	277 of 982	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	259 of 953	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	36.9	567 of 896	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.3	176 of 899	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	281 of 870	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	209 of 1023	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	66 of 939	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	40.0	492 of 839	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.0	224 of 942	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	654 of 1318	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	612 of 1313	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	712 of 1315	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	873 of 1324	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1042 of 1297	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	724 of 1335	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	895 of 1334	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	297 of 752	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	351 of 743	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	411 of 748	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	424 of 745	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	452 of 652	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	220 of 745	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	260 of 716	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.2	209 of 712	70.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	142 of 713	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	185 of 713	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	60.8	334 of 717	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	321 of 704	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.6	487 of 677	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	448 of 684	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	482 of 677	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	532 of 664	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	505 of 640	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	553 of 631	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	526 of 615	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	525 of 599	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	550 of 588	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.2	503 of 574	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	8 of 359	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	48 of 352	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	26 of 361	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	44 of 356	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	68 of 291	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	38 of 326	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	52 of 326	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	236 of 728	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	275 of 717	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	287 of 720	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	367 of 726	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	332 of 625	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	247 of 703	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	300 of 680	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	41 of 608	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	30 of 589	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	59.7	184 of 587	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	139 of 591	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.2	262 of 480	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	92.3	14 of 524	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	18 of 504	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	46 of 613	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	43 of 584	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	46.6	209 of 467	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.0	32 of 522	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	233 of 726	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	281 of 719	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	378 of 718	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	345 of 730	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	468 of 635	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.0	203 of 697	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	232 of 675	65.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	336 of 434	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	358 of 429	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	307 of 422	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	110 of 283	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	92 of 282	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	40 of 250	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	66 of 256	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	30 of 247	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	372 of 426	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	301 of 420	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	356 of 416	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	159 of 414	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	132 of 402	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	244 of 406	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	186 of 385	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	226 of 382	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	223 of 374	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	207 of 377	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	205 of 358	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	133 of 326	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	345 of 426	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	360 of 419	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	240 of 414	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	335 of 410	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	306 of 402	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)96th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)98th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

High school

African American (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Algebra I18%-20 vs state

Science13%-14 vs state

Algebra II0%-82 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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	378	26	14.5	77.8%	1 (0.3%)	121 (32.0%)	253 (66.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	85.2	22.2	21.0	2.8	14.8	60.0	51.4	65.8	77.8	86.8	61.1	44.0	48.6	42.8	36.8	47.3	50.0		25.0	0.0	17.6			0.0	0.0	$9,791	$779	$9,012
Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	304	8	38.0	76.0%	0 (0.0%)	186 (61.2%)	110 (36.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)	80.8	30.8	12.5	9.7	18.5	13.6	5.3	62.5	48.5	33.4	58.1	35.7	13.6	5.3	37.5	30.3	16.7	12.9		14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0			$9,143	$631	$8,512
College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,572	96	16.3	84.4%	1 (0.1%)	285 (18.1%)	1,278 (81.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)		67.5	13.0	7.8	13.9	60.0	47.9	52.1	59.0	60.6	66.4	81.5	50.4	31.3	27.8	32.1	22.0	35.4		50.0	49.6					$8,250	$601	$7,649
Union Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1524 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-1641	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Piscataway Regional Day School	Public, Alternative	1-12	1670 Stelton Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 985-8752	119	13	9.0	20.2%	16 (13.4%)	20 (16.8%)	64 (53.8%)	15 (12.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Future Foundations Academy (FFA)	Public, Alternative	3-12	1690 Stelton Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 978-1555	130			23.1%	17 (13.1%)	32 (24.6%)	58 (44.6%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)																										$44,750		$44,750
Developmental Learning Center Warren	Public, Alternative	1-12	217 Mountain View Road	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 762-5600	94	16	5.8	11.7%	26 (27.7%)	28 (29.8%)	24 (25.5%)	16 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$73,146	$1,679	$71,467
Westlake	Public, Alternative	4-12	1571 Lamberts Mill Rd	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-4181	46	9	5.1	26.1%	9 (19.6%)	16 (34.8%)	15 (32.6%)	6 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$42,925		$42,925
NuView Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Park Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Educational Services Commission of New Jersey	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 878-0070	46	5	8.5	34.8%	10 (21.7%)	14 (30.4%)	18 (39.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																										$55,587		$55,587
Developmental Learning Center New Providence	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	330 Central Avenue	New Providence	07974	Union County	Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 508-1345	91	15	6.0	28.6%	23 (25.3%)	25 (27.5%)	31 (34.1%)	11 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																										$71,101		$71,101

Frequently Asked Questions about The Queen City Academy Charter School

What is the racial makeup of The Queen City Academy Charter School?

Students at The Queen City Academy Charter School are 67% Hispanic, 32% African American.

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The Queen City Academy Charter School ranks 597^th of 1347 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is The Queen City Academy Charter School in?

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How many students attend The Queen City Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended The Queen City Academy Charter School.

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