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Newark Educators Community Charter School

Q: Is Newark Educators Community Charter School a good school?

Newark Educators Community Charter School ranks 893 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

893^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Newark Educators Community Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Newark, New Jersey, with 144 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11:1. The school is part of the Newark Educators Community Charter School District, which is ranked 467 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a charter school, Newark Educators Community Charter School has consistently underperformed the state average on standardized tests, with only 12.6% of 3rd graders proficient in math and 0% proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 49.8% and 44.9%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in science, with only 9.1% of 5th graders and 3.6% of 8th graders scoring proficient. However, the school's performance for African American and low socioeconomic status students is relatively stronger compared to the overall student population.

Interestingly, nearby charter schools like New Horizons Community Charter School and The Gray Charter School outperform Newark Educators Community Charter School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and overall school rankings. The high chronic absenteeism rate at Newark Educators Community Charter School, ranging from 14.9% to 34.4% over the past few years, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance.

142

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Fulton St
Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 289-6117

District: Newark Educators Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.1%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg49%

893^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

467^th of 609Newark Educators Community 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	893 of 1347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	636 of 1338	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	855 of 1342	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1193 of 1345	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1248 of 1317	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1213 of 1360	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1177 of 1353	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	1127 of 1352	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1237 of 1346	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	1257 of 1357	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	1116 of 1363	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	1064 of 1367	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	1265 of 1363	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	1313 of 1360	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	1313 of 1354	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	88.9	32 of 469	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	93 of 463	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	34.5	337 of 494	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	388 of 456	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	394 of 522	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	252 of 517	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	81.0	244 of 1317	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	815 of 1318	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1185 of 1326	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1129 of 1290	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1105 of 1331	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1062 of 1333	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	14.4	844 of 953	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	580 of 896	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	90.3	45 of 939	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	41 of 910	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	27.1	641 of 863	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	693 of 839	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	642 of 942	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	763 of 1313	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	804 of 1315	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1081 of 1324	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1271 of 1297	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1213 of 1335	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1204 of 1334	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	12.9	939 of 1007	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	954 of 1001	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2024)93rd percentile+41 vs school

Female (2024)81st percentile+29 vs school

Male (2024)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-8 vs state

Mathematics27%-22 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
Newark Educators Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	12 Fulton St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Educators Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 289-6117	142	12	11.8	81.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (71.1%)	40 (28.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	893^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.7%		52.9	636^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	257			0.0	77.8					12.6	38.9
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	223 Hamilton Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 735-5550	295	28	10.6	85.1%	22 (7.5%)	8 (2.7%)	241 (81.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	19.3			40.3	38.0					29.9	40.7						$15,302	$1,176	$14,126
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Colonnade Pl	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5270	917	53	17.3	85.1%	11 (1.2%)	243 (26.5%)	656 (71.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11.4	1223^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.1	1162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	13.2%	61	8.0	1.3	19.6	17.3	24.3	30.4	28.6	21.1	23.6	20.5	18.6	10.8	9.2	0.0	25.0	25.0	$9,994	$791	$9,203
East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	176	14	12.2	88.1%	22 (12.5%)	1 (0.6%)	151 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16.5	1153^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.4%		10.2	1234^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	81	18.2	0.0	26.1	4.5	45.5	6.3	33.3	9.5	43.5	21.7	18.2	0.0	15.8	4.5			$10,532	$1,154	$9,378
The Gray Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Liberty Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Gray Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 824-6661	317	16	19.2	72.9%	6 (1.9%)	112 (35.3%)	196 (61.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93.7	49^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.2	130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.3%	81	55.2	20.8	65.7	93.1	86.2	92.9	96.2	95.9	96.9	89.7	82.7	71.4	69.2	91.7			$9,242	$1,298	$7,944
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	306	33	9.2	83.0%	23 (7.5%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (80.7%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	1067^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.8%		19.3	1084^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.0%	17			26.4						34.6								$16,899	$1,200	$15,699
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1 Washington Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 833-8500	330	25	13.2	74.5%	21 (6.4%)	12 (3.6%)	265 (80.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)
Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,213	75	16.1	87.3%	238 (19.6%)	13 (1.1%)	956 (78.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27.1	997^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.0%		24.8	1010^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.5%	13	18.5	8.8	30.2	36.8	45.4	54.8	66.6	66.4	25.4	27.3	24.4	29.9	29.7	21.3	74.2	74.2	$7,737	$782	$6,955
Philip's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	342 Central Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Phillip's Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 624-0644	730	29	25.1	71.2%	2 (0.3%)	614 (84.1%)	103 (14.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31.4	937^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		38.5	816^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.0%	121	12.2	0.0	26.4	46.8	50.0	61.5	60.0	66.6	31.0	29.9	34.2	24.4	44.5	44.0	100.0	100.0	$10,953	$752	$10,201
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Park Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5250	725	55	13.1	91.2%	9 (1.2%)	82 (11.3%)	624 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.7	1193^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.7	1170^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	13.7	9.2	9.7	19.3	30.1	27.8	31.1	41.9	15.8	19.1	27.4	20.3	16.3	11.9			$12,556	$386	$12,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Newark Educators Community Charter School

How many students attend Newark Educators Community Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 142 students attended Newark Educators Community Charter School.

Is Newark Educators Community Charter School a good school?

Newark Educators Community Charter School ranks 893^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Newark Educators Community Charter School?

Students at Newark Educators Community Charter School are 71% African American, 28% Hispanic.

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