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The Ethical Community Charter School

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The Ethical Community Charter School ranks 809 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

The Ethical Community Charter School is a public charter school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 351 students from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. The school is part of the The Ethical Community Charter School School District, which is ranked 479 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

The Ethical Community Charter School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency was 53%, compared to the state average of 57.1%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with 49.21% to 52.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as the Learning Community Charter School, The Ethical Community Charter School generally underperforms in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school's relatively low per-student spending of $8,303 (in 2018-2019) may be a contributing factor to its academic underperformance, especially given the high percentage of students from low-income families.

357

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,303

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Broadway
Jersey City, NJ 07306

(201) 984-4151

District: The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.9%

White:

25.5%

Hispanic:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

809^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

582^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

479^th of 609The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct 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	40.1	809 of 1347	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	944 of 1338	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	935 of 1342	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	710 of 1345	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	577 of 1317	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	708 of 1360	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	565 of 1353	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	640 of 1352	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	587 of 1346	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.9	673 of 1357	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	695 of 1363	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	824 of 1367	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	754 of 1363	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	287 of 469	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	278 of 463	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	302 of 330	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	317 of 340	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	324 of 346	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	305 of 348	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	334 of 339	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	318 of 370	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	265 of 370	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	245 of 597	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	185 of 559	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	891 of 1326	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	924 of 1317	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	883 of 1318	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	623 of 1326	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	461 of 1290	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	828 of 1331	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	673 of 1333	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	791 of 1032	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	675 of 989	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	592 of 982	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.9	132 of 953	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	44.4	446 of 896	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	570 of 899	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	517 of 870	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	811 of 1023	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	459 of 939	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	541 of 910	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	301 of 863	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	161 of 839	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	351 of 948	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	300 of 942	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	580 of 1318	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	793 of 1313	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	921 of 1315	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	751 of 1324	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	674 of 1297	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	536 of 1335	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	434 of 1334	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	498 of 970	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	698 of 963	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	586 of 975	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	437 of 976	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	224 of 964	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	284 of 1023	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	157 of 1022	84.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	582 of 752	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	565 of 743	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	451 of 748	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	333 of 745	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	234 of 652	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	371 of 745	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	406 of 716	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	490 of 712	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	434 of 713	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	1.3	188 of 201	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	630 of 728	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	535 of 717	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	437 of 720	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	426 of 726	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	253 of 625	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	355 of 703	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	339 of 680	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	534 of 608	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	373 of 587	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	210 of 591	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	328 of 480	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	335 of 524	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	391 of 504	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	501 of 613	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	411 of 584	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	379 of 568	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	141 of 549	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	86 of 467	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	225 of 541	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	323 of 522	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	629 of 726	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	493 of 719	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	445 of 718	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	228 of 730	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	211 of 635	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	296 of 697	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	312 of 675	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	54.6	215 of 509	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	185 of 512	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	50 of 435	88.5%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)58th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2023)6th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

Algebra I35%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science23%~ state avg

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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
The Ethical Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	95 Broadway	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 984-4151	357	16	22.3	54.1%	91 (25.5%)	42 (11.8%)	86 (24.1%)	114 (31.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	40.1	809^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.9%		30	944^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.4%	135	36.3	5.9	41.9	47.5	56.8	33.3	33.3	53.0	41.9	37.5	34.1	18.5	14.8	5.9	35.3	35.3	$8,303	$678	$7,625
Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	821	82	10.0	78.4%	247 (30.1%)	150 (18.3%)	157 (19.1%)	250 (30.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	29.7	962^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.6%		31	928^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.6%	34	26.9	3.4	37.7	44.0	32.5	40.7	36.2	26.6	37.2	36.4	33.7	15.7	16.2	23.9			$10,107	$154	$9,953
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	662	41	16.3	59.8%	75 (11.3%)	124 (18.7%)	190 (28.7%)	255 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	59.5	545^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.5	612^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.3%	67	37.7	8.1	55.6	52.1	67.2	60.0	71.1	45.8	56.1	41.9	55.7	37.1	32.1	9.4	70.6	70.6	$7,171	$763	$6,408
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 Plainfield Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6560	320	39	8.2	74.4%	40 (12.5%)	105 (32.8%)	121 (37.8%)	42 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	11.3	1226^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.0%		7	1281^st of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%	55	2.6	3.7	28.6	40.7	21.6	29.2	27.3	42.3	19.0	14.8	2.6	11.5	13.0	7.4			$16,245	$610	$15,635
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	42.4	782^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	814^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.2%	32	32.5	4.1	44.2	49.3	51.4	44.0	41.2	44.9	49.3	35.4	48.1	19.0	21.9	11.5	23.8	23.8	$9,613	$348	$9,265
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	539	55	9.8	54.5%	92 (17.1%)	53 (9.8%)	192 (35.6%)	180 (33.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	34	896^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.6	860^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.7%	36	26.0		34.8	50.9	37.5				37.8	38.0	34.0						$12,306	$265	$12,041
Jotham W. Wakeman School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 St Pauls Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4310	617	56	11.0	45.2%	58 (9.4%)	64 (10.4%)	191 (31.0%)	286 (46.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	86.6	179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.7%		79	293^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.1%	114	51.9		73.5	78.8	71.6				76.1	72.8	67.9						$12,283	$554	$11,729
Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	634	46	13.7	32.0%	185 (29.2%)	103 (16.2%)	126 (19.9%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	70.9	410^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.6%		74.5	360^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.1%	50	34.9	29.9	74.3	63.6	80.3	59.1	84.6	89.6	68.2	37.9	60.6	57.6	69.3		46.3	46.3	$9,314	$711	$8,603
Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	926	95	9.7	86.0%	371 (40.1%)	179 (19.3%)	277 (29.9%)	76 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	27.4	990^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.5%		33.1	902^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	32.6%	88	11.9	3.8	36.3	51.7	35.8	44.2	42.0	49.5	39.3	32.3	25.3	20.0	18.0	10.3	70.6	70.6	$9,638	$511	$9,127
Nicolaus Copernicus School	Public	PK, KG-5	3385 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4340	497	47	10.5	55.5%	49 (9.9%)	18 (3.6%)	191 (38.4%)	233 (46.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	52.5	643^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	52.3%		53	635^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	8	36.5		51.7	54.9	45.8				51.5	44.7	47.3						$11,031	$534	$10,497

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How many students attend The Ethical Community Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended The Ethical Community Charter School.

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The Ethical Community Charter School ranks 809^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of The Ethical Community Charter School?

Students at The Ethical Community Charter School are 32% Asian, 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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