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Link Community Charter School

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Link Community Charter School ranks 372 nd of 752 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Link Community Charter School is a public charter middle school in Newark, New Jersey, serving 358 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Link Community Charter School District, which is ranked 385 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Link Community Charter School has shown strong academic performance in English Language Arts (ELA), with proficiency rates ranging from 41.8% in 3rd grade to 70.6% in 6th grade, generally higher than state averages. However, the school's performance in Mathematics is relatively weaker, with proficiency rates ranging from 17% in 8th grade to 37.2% in 3rd grade, lower than state averages. The school's performance in Science is also relatively low, with proficiency rates of 14.3% in 5th grade and 3.8% in 8th grade, significantly below state averages. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.5% over the past few years, higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Link Community Charter School generally outperforms the nearby public schools in the East Orange and Irvington school districts, which have lower academic proficiency rates and lower rankings. However, the nearby Hillside Innovation Academy, a public school in the Hillside district, has shown stronger academic performance than Link Community Charter School, particularly in ELA and Algebra I.

343

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,874

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Pennsyvania Ave
Newark, NJ 07114

(973) 642-0529

District: Link Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.3%

Hispanic:

13.4%

American Indian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2023 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg43%

Elementary school

793^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 32% (2023) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

372^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From bottom 44% (2017) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

385^th of 609Link 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	793 of 1347	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	743 of 1338	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	907 of 1342	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	62 of 463	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	48 of 469	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	111 of 463	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	786 of 1326	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	653 of 1317	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	866 of 1318	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	247 of 1023	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	213 of 939	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	444 of 910	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	740 of 1318	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	803 of 1313	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	849 of 1315	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	260 of 1023	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	24.9	695 of 958	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	372 of 752	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	370 of 743	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	420 of 748	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	502 of 745	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	420 of 652	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	393 of 745	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	462 of 716	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	402 of 712	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	67 of 359	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	62 of 352	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	78 of 361	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	110 of 356	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	70 of 291	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	35 of 326	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	63 of 326	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	370 of 728	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	360 of 717	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	365 of 720	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	455 of 726	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	372 of 625	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	327 of 703	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	422 of 680	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	192 of 613	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	97 of 584	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	124 of 568	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	244 of 549	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	133 of 467	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	64 of 541	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	136 of 522	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	356 of 726	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	342 of 719	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	430 of 718	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	506 of 730	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	428 of 635	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	461 of 697	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	459 of 675	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	248 of 507	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	261 of 510	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	375 of 505	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	505 of 535	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)81st percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Mathematics27%-13 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
Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	343	22	15.5	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	289 (84.3%)	46 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41.4	372^nd of 752 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	743^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	44.5%	371	14.3	3.8	41.8		47.1	70.6	66.7	67.9	37.2		34.3	29.4	21.6	17.0			$12,874	$943	$11,931
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 Muhammad Ali Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6931	774	61	12.6	86.2%	10 (1.3%)	251 (32.4%)	501 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	18.1	1128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		16	1130^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	2	5.7	1.3	23.3	33.9	39.1	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	17.6	15.7	16.4	24.0	7.2			$12,119	$1,873	$10,246
Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	706	43	16.4	84.4%	15 (2.1%)	383 (54.2%)	284 (40.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5.8	1310^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	1306^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	4.6	2.6	10.0	18.8	20.3	11.1	18.4	28.8	7.3	6.0	10.8	5.4	1.3	0.0	20.0	20.0	$12,167	$889	$11,278
South Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	44-48 Hermon Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	866	57	15.1	88.0%	179 (20.7%)	52 (6.0%)	628 (72.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21.6	1070^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	1102^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	17.6%	32	1.2	2.3	40.3	36.0	17.7	46.3	41.6	46.5	47.5	17.5	11.1	22.5	21.3	9.6	76.9	76.9	$10,591	$549	$10,042
Oliver Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	86 Oliver St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4870	1,034	77	13.4	83.0%	337 (32.6%)	32 (3.1%)	655 (63.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44.7	745^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.7%		43.9	744^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.4%	1	17.9	4.0	42.5	53.3	49.0	53.2	60.6	50.9	42.0	46.6	43.4	41.2	39.7	6.7	73.7	73.7	$8,360	$409	$7,951
East Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	104 Oliver Street	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4880	854	49	17.4	88.8%	275 (32.2%)	40 (4.7%)	527 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6.1	1307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1311^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.0%	4	3.8		13.6	4.5	10.5	25.5	35.4		15.3	8.6	8.2	6.9	30.9				$10,905		$10,905
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
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
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	388 Bergen St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6944	321	22	14.5	76.9%	1 (0.3%)	232 (72.3%)	86 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.6	1273^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	4.9%	7	0.0	5.6	38.1	15.1	3.0	29.7	21.2	38.8	14.3	6.0	3.0	8.1	6.1	13.9			$11,554	$624	$10,930
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

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