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Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is an elementary school serving 370 students in grades K-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school is part of the Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School District, which is ranked 582 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.5% to 35.5% in English Language Arts and 5.1% to 26.7% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as its African American students, who ranked between 310th and 298th out of 463 New Jersey elementary schools, and its special education students, who ranked between 707th and 844th out of 1,023 schools. Additionally, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.2% to 16.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby Jersey City Public Schools, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School generally performs worse on academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than those of schools like Joseph H. Brensinger School, Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School, and Dr. Paul Rafalides School. Despite being a charter school, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past several years, and its statewide ranking has remained in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools.

383

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,336

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 Bramhall Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07304

(201) 433-5300

District: Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.2%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,195^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

674^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

582^nd of 609Dr Lena Edwards Academic 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1195 of 1347	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1069 of 1338	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1131 of 1342	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1187 of 1345	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	943 of 1317	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1187 of 1360	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1275 of 1353	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	1191 of 1352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1189 of 1346	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1220 of 1357	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	1254 of 1363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	310 of 463	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	257 of 469	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	298 of 463	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	363 of 494	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	264 of 456	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	350 of 522	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	375 of 517	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1179 of 1326	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	973 of 1317	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1118 of 1318	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1124 of 1326	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	973 of 1290	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1154 of 1331	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1261 of 1333	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	255 of 989	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	843 of 1023	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.2	460 of 939	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	716 of 948	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1099 of 1318	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1034 of 1313	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1013 of 1315	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1150 of 1324	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	901 of 1297	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1163 of 1335	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1215 of 1334	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	707 of 1023	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	510 of 989	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.9	844 of 958	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	706 of 949	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	837 of 868	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	803 of 1007	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	674 of 752	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	633 of 743	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	613 of 748	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	603 of 745	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	413 of 652	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	491 of 745	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	586 of 716	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	543 of 712	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	587 of 713	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	515 of 713	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.5	573 of 717	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	265 of 359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	311 of 352	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	236 of 361	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	209 of 356	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	74 of 291	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	85 of 326	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	178 of 326	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	633 of 728	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	602 of 717	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	548 of 720	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	560 of 726	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	349 of 625	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	499 of 703	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	578 of 680	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	527 of 613	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	316 of 584	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	243 of 541	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	660 of 726	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	622 of 719	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	642 of 718	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	623 of 730	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	440 of 635	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	430 of 697	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	496 of 675	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	329 of 507	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	494 of 510	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	476 of 505	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)74th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

Science3%-21 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
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	509 Bramhall Ave.	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-5300	383	27	14.1	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	292 (76.2%)	83 (21.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.6	1195^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.5	1069^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.1%	126	6.4	0.0	35.5	19.5	25.5	26.3	27.3	30.7	26.7	17.0	14.9	15.8	9.3	5.1			$10,336	$1,186	$9,150
Ollie Culbreth Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	153 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6430	335	38	8.8	85.4%	17 (5.1%)	215 (64.2%)	90 (26.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6.5	1303^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	3.3%		6	1300^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%	3	2.9	0.0	11.5	7.7	3.0	34.4	15.6	21.6	11.1	12.5	2.9	8.8	0.0	5.3			$15,626	$510	$15,116
Julia A. Barnes School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Astor Place	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6420	433	33	13.3	70.7%	72 (16.6%)	73 (16.9%)	254 (58.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.9	830^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.4%		8.7	1261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	431			41.3						41.3								$13,400	$497	$12,903
Gladys Nunery School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Claremont Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6520	251	23	10.9	84.5%	4 (1.6%)	150 (59.8%)	91 (36.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17.8	1135^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.1	1057^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.0%	78	17.5		25.5	27.5	50.0				17.3	15.4	23.1						$11,509	$394	$11,115
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
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	Public	PK, KG-5	264 Van Horne Street	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6480	613	69	8.9	79.0%	72 (11.7%)	225 (36.7%)	291 (47.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29.2	967^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.2%		22.7	1035^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	68	9.6		42.7	42.0	39.5				48.5	28.6	26.0						$10,815	$567	$10,248
Chaplain Charles Watters School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Virginia Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6510	586	52	11.3	83.8%	87 (14.8%)	245 (41.8%)	183 (31.2%)	46 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	10.5	1243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.3	1247^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.8%	4	9.7	1.7	21.4	18.1	20.0	20.2	13.4	14.9	33.9	18.3	14.6	7.2	6.7	3.3			$11,181	$395	$10,786
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
Martin Center for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	59 Wilkinson Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6590	359	34	10.5	84.4%	13 (3.6%)	217 (60.4%)	116 (32.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	6.2	1306^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.9	1258^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.0%	48	3.4	4.0	18.1	22.2	12.0	13.2	8.0	14.0	13.0	7.1	6.9	7.7	3.7	6.0			$12,741	$620	$12,121
Dr. Paul Rafalides School	Public	PK, KG-4	362 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6540	318	29	11.1	76.4%	85 (26.7%)	73 (23.0%)	91 (28.6%)	49 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	43.2	768^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.0%		35	869^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	101			53.7	46.4					47.6	32.8							$10,226	$468	$9,758

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Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School?

Students at Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School are 76% African American, 22% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School.

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