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Great Oaks Legacy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
1013th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools
Better than 25% of New Jersey alternative schools
Summary

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a public charter school in Newark, New Jersey that serves 2,124 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. While the school maintains strong graduation rates and low dropout rates, it faces several challenges, including lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism compared to state averages.

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 85.2% to 92.4% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the state average across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA and Math were 27.9% and 28.8% respectively, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8%. When compared to nearby charter schools, such as North Star Academy Charter School, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School underperforms in terms of test scores and other key metrics.

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School serves a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 78.18% to 85.22% in recent years, suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income community. The school's spending per student ($13,707 in 2018-2019) is higher than the spending of some nearby charter schools, such as Empowerment Academy Charter School ($8,106) and Marion P. Thomas Charter School ($8,798), but lower than the spending of the Newark Public School District's John F. Kennedy School ($34,476). The school's student-teacher ratio has also increased from 15.1 in 2021-2022 to 24.6 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the ratios of some nearby charter schools.

2,169
Students ?
33.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,707
Per pupil spending ?
65.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 909 Broad Street
       Newark, NJ  07102

(862) 256-0909

District: Great Oaks Legacy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
85.1%
Hispanic:
14.3%
White:
0.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (83% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg32%
New Jersey avg46%
Elementary school
1,013th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
469th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
343rd of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 50 pts since 2015
From top 29% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
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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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.81013 of 134724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8981 of 133826.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.71027 of 134223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.9953 of 134529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202132.2837 of 131736.4%★★☆☆☆
201932.1969 of 136028.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.91089 of 135319.5%★☆☆☆☆
201722.01082 of 135220.0%★☆☆☆☆
201642.4823 of 134638.9%★★☆☆☆
201533.6933 of 135731.2%★★☆☆☆
201441.4930 of 136331.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202562.2124 of 46373.2%★★★★☆
202464.3128 of 46972.7%★★★★☆
202361.6149 of 46367.8%★★★☆☆
202270.6109 of 49477.9%★★★★☆
202178.546 of 45689.9%★★★★★
201973.7106 of 52279.7%★★★★☆
201861.0167 of 51767.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202546.7264 of 59755.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.8935 of 132629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.4877 of 131733.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.6926 of 131829.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.1884 of 132633.3%★★☆☆☆
202135.1801 of 129037.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.4939 of 133129.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.21109 of 133316.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202532.8691 of 103233.0%★★☆☆☆
202434.5641 of 98935.2%★★☆☆☆
202323.2774 of 98221.2%★☆☆☆☆
202236.3586 of 95338.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202548.7497 of 102351.4%★★★☆☆
202457.1321 of 93965.8%★★★☆☆
202347.5428 of 91053.0%★★★☆☆
202250.8365 of 86357.7%★★★☆☆
202168.2145 of 83982.7%★★★★☆
201954.6355 of 94862.6%★★★☆☆
201845.5531 of 94243.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.51015 of 131823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1993 of 131324.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.51036 of 131521.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9937 of 132429.2%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4839 of 129735.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.3921 of 133531.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.2971 of 133427.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.3792 of 102322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5763 of 98922.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.0797 of 95816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.3801 of 94915.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8781 of 86810.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.1853 of 100715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1743 of 100125.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202535.7469 of 75237.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.0463 of 74337.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.4506 of 74832.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.2454 of 74539.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.9365 of 65244.0%★★☆☆☆
201930.9522 of 74529.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.8533 of 71625.6%★☆☆☆☆
201743.7408 of 71242.7%★★☆☆☆
201650.3348 of 71351.2%★★★☆☆
201554.6315 of 71355.8%★★★☆☆
201449.8414 of 71742.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202569.573 of 35979.7%★★★★☆
202469.372 of 35279.5%★★★★☆
202361.497 of 36173.1%★★★★☆
202263.384 of 35676.4%★★★★☆
202176.035 of 29188.0%★★★★☆
201974.057 of 32682.5%★★★★☆
201871.064 of 32680.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202541.0413 of 72843.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.8449 of 71737.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.3476 of 72033.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.3449 of 72638.2%★★☆☆☆
202138.0359 of 62542.6%★★☆☆☆
201938.3457 of 70335.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.2508 of 68025.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202545.6301 of 60850.5%★★★☆☆
202449.3261 of 58955.7%★★★☆☆
201960.7174 of 52466.8%★★★☆☆
201845.9261 of 50448.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202557.4220 of 61364.1%★★★☆☆
202458.8171 of 58470.7%★★★★☆
202356.0171 of 56869.9%★★★★☆
202258.5144 of 54973.8%★★★★☆
202170.457 of 46787.8%★★★★☆
201962.3134 of 54175.2%★★★★☆
201863.0139 of 52273.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.4463 of 72636.2%★★☆☆☆
202437.4425 of 71940.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.0467 of 71835.0%★★☆☆☆
202240.2408 of 73044.1%★★☆☆☆
202139.3335 of 63547.2%★★☆☆☆
201934.4468 of 69732.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.2442 of 67534.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202531.0347 of 50731.6%★★☆☆☆
202430.9351 of 51031.2%★★☆☆☆
202321.2443 of 50512.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5488 of 5358.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.3325 of 40119.0%★☆☆☆☆
201923.4409 of 49216.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1376 of 47120.2%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202523.7343 of 43421.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3306 of 42928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.5335 of 42220.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5328 of 41521.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.8264 of 40534.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.9193 of 41653.6%★★★☆☆
201841.5205 of 41550.6%★★★☆☆
201742.3207 of 41149.6%★★☆☆☆
201667.862 of 40984.8%★★★★☆
201553.5118 of 40670.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202546.0141 of 28350.2%★★★☆☆
202464.371 of 28274.8%★★★★☆
202342.3110 of 25056.0%★★★☆☆
202239.5132 of 25648.4%★★☆☆☆
202158.765 of 24773.7%★★★★☆
201975.429 of 25488.6%★★★★☆
201864.554 of 26679.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.8340 of 42620.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.2297 of 42029.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4330 of 41620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.0333 of 41419.6%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1270 of 40232.8%★★☆☆☆
201934.3253 of 40838.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.0290 of 40328.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202248.4142 of 38262.8%★★★☆☆
202144.7172 of 37454.0%★★★☆☆
201951.6140 of 36461.5%★★★☆☆
201835.7231 of 36837.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.2223 of 37740.8%★★☆☆☆
202450.5151 of 35857.8%★★★☆☆
202343.2139 of 34459.6%★★★☆☆
202235.3188 of 32442.0%★★☆☆☆
202151.4117 of 32664.1%★★★☆☆
201966.364 of 34781.6%★★★★☆
201857.2100 of 34571.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202526.5317 of 42625.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.5289 of 41931.0%★★☆☆☆
202321.9304 of 41426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3340 of 41017.1%★☆☆☆☆
202129.5271 of 40232.6%★★☆☆☆
201942.1197 of 40751.6%★★★☆☆
201840.5199 of 40550.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.8337 of 3596.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.9340 of 3615.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.5264 of 33922.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.5332 of 3443.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.9310 of 3336.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.8194 of 34944.4%★★☆☆☆
201829.3257 of 35527.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)73rd percentile+48 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)80th percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)36th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2022)63rd percentile+42 vs school
African American (2025)50th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts46%-7 vs state
Algebra I34%-4 vs state
Geometry25%-31 vs state
Mathematics22%-19 vs state
Science11%-16 vs state

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Students at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School are 85% African American, 14% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,169 students attended Great Oaks Legacy Charter School.

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of New Jersey alternative schools.


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