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Philip's Academy Charter School

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Philip's Academy Charter School ranks 937 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Philip's Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 673 students. The school is part of the Phillip's Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 403 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Philip's Academy Charter School consistently performs below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, the school excels in supporting its African American student population, ranking in the top 86-63 out of 463 New Jersey elementary schools in this subgroup over the past three years. However, the school's performance for students with special needs is concerning, ranking in the bottom 849 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is more mixed, ranking in the top 428 out of 1,023 schools in 2024-2025, but dropping to the top 263 out of 939 schools in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby McKinley Elementary School, Thirteenth Avenue School, and Camden Street Elementary School all perform significantly worse than Philip's Academy Charter School across various academic metrics, including ELA, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates, as well as higher chronic absenteeism rates and a larger percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that Philip's Academy Charter School serves a relatively higher-performing student population within the Newark Public School District.

730

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,953

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

342 Central Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103

(973) 624-0644

District: Phillip's Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.1%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

937^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

329^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

403^rd of 609Phillip's Academy 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	31.4	937 of 1347	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	816 of 1338	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	823 of 1342	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	841 of 1345	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	947 of 1360	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	918 of 1353	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.3	758 of 1352	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.9	737 of 1346	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	643 of 1357	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	86 of 463	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	63 of 469	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	59 of 463	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	75 of 494	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	127 of 522	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	87 of 517	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	892 of 1326	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	807 of 1317	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	819 of 1318	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	843 of 1326	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	759 of 1331	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	891 of 1333	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	428 of 1023	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	263 of 939	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	288 of 910	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	280 of 863	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	391 of 948	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	409 of 942	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	893 of 1318	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	754 of 1313	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	751 of 1315	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	779 of 1324	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1031 of 1335	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	866 of 1334	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	849 of 1023	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	329 of 752	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	223 of 743	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	280 of 748	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	342 of 745	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	280 of 745	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	417 of 716	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	486 of 712	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.8	565 of 713	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.4	414 of 713	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	59 of 359	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	9 of 352	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	23 of 361	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	37 of 356	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	15 of 326	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	48 of 326	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	291 of 728	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	246 of 717	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	348 of 720	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	394 of 726	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	202 of 703	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	318 of 680	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	164 of 613	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	33 of 584	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	81 of 568	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	57 of 549	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	62 of 541	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	119 of 522	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	371 of 726	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.6	191 of 719	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	197 of 718	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	272 of 730	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	366 of 697	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	385 of 675	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)84th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

Science8%-16 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
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
Nelson Mandela Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	74 Hartford St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 733-7333	256	12	21.3	87.1%	1 (0.4%)	71 (27.7%)	181 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30.6	947^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.7%					(n/a)			7.7	28.6					35.5	56.8
Sussex Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	307 Sussex Ave	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5200	545	35	15.5	86.2%	7 (1.3%)	115 (21.1%)	421 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1241^st of 1347 public elementary schools	7.9%		9	1256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.1%	15	8.2	0.0	18.8	28.9	22.2	22.8	30.1	33.9	26.0	24.0	14.0	3.2	13.1	10.5			$9,703	$721	$8,982
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	570	41	13.9	94.2%	2 (0.4%)	106 (18.6%)	461 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.6	1290^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.5	1275^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.7%	15	1.8	4.1	3.5	17.5	11.5	30.9	21.9	24.2	19.1	16.7	10.9	10.2	4.4	5.6			$9,797	$979	$8,818
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
Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Newton Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8675	225	15	15.5	73.3%	3 (1.3%)	151 (67.1%)	59 (26.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	50.7	673^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%					(n/a)	25.0		54.8	53.3	65.0				45.2	20.0	50.0
Roseville Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	540 Orange Street	Newark	07107	Essex County	Roseville Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-4400	285	24	11.8	90.5%	1 (0.4%)	146 (51.2%)	135 (47.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18.3	1122^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.7%		26.3	992^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.9%	130			37.9	30.5					20.7	22.0
Thirteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	359 Thirteenth Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7045	833	52	16.0	68.7%	2 (0.2%)	370 (44.4%)	438 (52.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	5.7	1312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.6%		6.8	1286^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.9%	26	3.1	5.1	13.1	9.4	17.0	25.0	28.0	20.0	6.3	2.7	6.3	8.2	7.8	2.8			$10,835	$1,067	$9,768
New Horizons Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	45 59 Hayes Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	New Horizons Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 848-0400	370	31	11.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	265 (71.6%)	101 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	1178^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.8	1150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	9.1	3.6	30.6	28.6	14.6	32.6	27.8	50.0	28.0	17.4	22.8	10.9	20.0	10.5			$12,066	$904	$11,162
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

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Philip's Academy Charter School ranks 937^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Philip's Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Philip's Academy Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Philip's Academy Charter School?

Students at Philip's Academy Charter School are 84% African American, 14% Hispanic.

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