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Empowerment Academy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-11
764th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Alternative Schools
Better than 43% of New Jersey alternative schools
Summary

Empowerment Academy Charter School serves 1,272 students in kindergarten through grade 11 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Its latest results show both bright spots and significant academic challenges: in 2025–2026, grade 4 was above the state in ELA and math, and grade 8 math was also above the state. The clearest concern is Algebra I, where 15% of students were proficient, compared with 40% statewide—a 25-point gap—and the school had the lowest result among nearby schools reporting scores.

Compared with the state, Empowerment’s average ELA result for grades 3–9 was 46%, versus 51% statewide; its grades 3–8 math average was 37%, versus 40%. Grade 6 math was particularly weak, at 25% compared with 40% statewide, while grade 8 math was a relative strength at 31% versus 23%. Locally, grade 8 math was higher than results at several nearby schools, including Hudson Arts and Science Charter School, but below North Star Academy Charter School, Marion P. Thomas Charter School, and TEAM Academy Charter School. Its district is the school itself, so district test results repeat the school’s and are not an independent comparison.

Longer-term results have improved, especially in math: the grades 3–8 average rose from 25% in 2022–2023 to 37% in 2025–2026, while the gap with the state narrowed from 11 points to 4 points. ELA improved from 42% to 46%, narrowing its gap from 9 points to 6 points, though its average fell from 51% the previous year. Empowerment’s student-teacher ratio was 12.1 in 2024–2025, lower than all nearby schools reporting a ratio except Regional Day School. In the same year, 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-lowest comparable share among nearby schools. SchoolDigger does not provide a school-level rank or star rating for Empowerment; its ranking for Jersey City Public Schools is not a ranking of this school.

1,272
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,374
Per pupil spending ?
53.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 240 Ege Avenue
       Jersey City, NJ  07304

(201) 630-4798

District: Empowerment Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.4%
Hispanic:
23.6%
Asian:
18.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2021 → 39th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2021
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg36%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
764th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2018
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
453rd of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2023
From bottom 34% (2023) to bottom 39% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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
202642.9764 of 133142.6%★★☆☆☆
202543.8760 of 134743.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.2835 of 133837.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.7906 of 134232.5%★★☆☆☆
202235.3860 of 134536.1%★★☆☆☆
202150.6586 of 131755.5%★★★☆☆
201950.9711 of 136047.7%★★☆☆☆
201848.2742 of 135345.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202642.6248 of 43442.9%★★☆☆☆
202554.5174 of 46362.4%★★★☆☆
202444.7253 of 46946.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.1276 of 46340.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.6248 of 49449.8%★★★☆☆
202153.3170 of 45662.7%★★★☆☆
201962.7164 of 52268.6%★★★☆☆
201866.6135 of 51773.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202639.9235 of 34131.1%★★☆☆☆
202549.0185 of 33043.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.0222 of 34034.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.1266 of 34623.1%★☆☆☆☆
202236.0242 of 34830.5%★★☆☆☆
202134.8247 of 33927.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.8236 of 37036.2%★★☆☆☆
201817.5296 of 37020.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202688.569 of 58188.1%★★★★☆
202578.1113 of 59781.1%★★★★☆
202475.891 of 55983.7%★★★★☆
202365.6122 of 49975.6%★★★★☆
202262.3121 of 48975.3%★★★★☆
202155.3110 of 41173.2%★★★★☆
201986.656 of 46387.9%★★★★☆
201893.330 of 43493.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202640.5786 of 131140.0%★★☆☆☆
202544.2731 of 132644.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.7885 of 131732.8%★★☆☆☆
202329.6924 of 131829.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.4894 of 132632.6%★★☆☆☆
202142.5689 of 129046.6%★★☆☆☆
201941.0837 of 133137.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.6937 of 133329.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202668.4270 of 99172.8%★★★★☆
202563.7309 of 103270.1%★★★★☆
202454.5395 of 98960.1%★★★☆☆
202355.3373 of 98262.0%★★★☆☆
202245.3468 of 95350.9%★★★☆☆
202164.9211 of 89676.5%★★★★☆
201956.4344 of 89961.7%★★★☆☆
201872.7182 of 87079.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202665.2282 of 100271.9%★★★★☆
202563.2303 of 102370.4%★★★★☆
202457.1322 of 93965.7%★★★☆☆
202347.2434 of 91052.3%★★★☆☆
202253.2335 of 86361.2%★★★☆☆
202170.8123 of 83985.3%★★★★☆
201969.3188 of 94880.2%★★★★☆
201879.6127 of 94286.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202645.4714 of 130645.3%★★☆☆☆
202544.2725 of 131845.0%★★☆☆☆
202439.9772 of 131341.2%★★☆☆☆
202338.1799 of 131539.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.6755 of 132443.0%★★☆☆☆
202157.2480 of 129763.0%★★★☆☆
201961.3528 of 133560.4%★★★☆☆
201863.2511 of 133461.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202633.7605 of 97037.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.6632 of 102338.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.1652 of 98934.1%★★☆☆☆
202325.3685 of 95828.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.2535 of 94943.6%★★☆☆☆
202137.8497 of 86842.7%★★☆☆☆
201914.1915 of 10079.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202625.5759 of 95120.2%★☆☆☆☆
202526.1763 of 97021.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6783 of 96318.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8836 of 97514.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.9822 of 97615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202131.2717 of 96425.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202637.8453 of 74339.0%★★☆☆☆
202540.5436 of 75242.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.4420 of 74343.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.3494 of 74834.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202637.9205 of 33138.1%★★☆☆☆
202547.3152 of 35957.7%★★★☆☆
202436.5215 of 35238.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.4244 of 36132.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.3149 of 35658.1%★★★☆☆
202148.5121 of 29158.4%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202644.0132 of 19231.3%★★☆☆☆
202534.5151 of 20426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202446.0116 of 20042.0%★★☆☆☆
202323.7159 of 20120.9%★☆☆☆☆
202235.6138 of 20031.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.696 of 14734.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202658.495 of 33671.7%★★★★☆
202552.7126 of 34363.3%★★★☆☆
202364.658 of 28879.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202636.7438 of 71638.8%★★☆☆☆
202538.4436 of 72840.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.2492 of 71731.4%★★☆☆☆
202322.8556 of 72022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.5479 of 72634.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.0392 of 62537.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202652.1244 of 58958.6%★★★☆☆
202567.1154 of 60874.7%★★★★☆
202447.1285 of 58951.6%★★★☆☆
202343.1306 of 58747.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.5317 of 59146.4%★★☆☆☆
202159.0140 of 48070.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202654.3222 of 59062.4%★★★☆☆
202555.9231 of 61362.3%★★★☆☆
202450.1248 of 58457.5%★★★☆☆
202345.9267 of 56853.0%★★★☆☆
202253.7185 of 54966.3%★★★☆☆
202162.396 of 46779.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202640.3409 of 71442.7%★★☆☆☆
202543.8389 of 72646.4%★★☆☆☆
202452.9302 of 71958.0%★★★☆☆
202344.4362 of 71849.6%★★☆☆☆
202247.0352 of 73051.8%★★★☆☆
202153.7248 of 63560.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202636.6299 of 48238.0%★★☆☆☆
202533.8323 of 50736.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.8245 of 51052.0%★★★☆☆
202332.6332 of 50534.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202630.0373 of 49023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202525.6393 of 50221.7%★☆☆☆☆
202458.4195 of 51061.8%★★★☆☆
202333.5346 of 50932.0%★★☆☆☆
202133.6303 of 43530.3%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+46 vs school
Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+29 vs school
Male (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2026)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)20th percentile-22 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)39th percentile~ school
African American (2026)38th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)38th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)24th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts46%-6 vs state
Mathematics37%-4 vs state
Science16%-9 vs state
Algebra I14%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Open Quote I also am surprised by the rating on this website and I would like to know how the rating was derived. My scholar attends this school and I can personally attest to the level of growth she has had this year. Not only is the school well run but the teachers are caring and are very good educators. The curriculum is also very impressive. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Open Quote I have no idea where these rankings came from but this school is stellar! The work they are doing is above grade level and on par or exceeds with any suburban school in the state. They focus on the whole child - socially and academically. They offer the core subjects of math and ELA as well as performing arts, technology, visual arts, gym and Spanish in their regular curriculum. Additionally, they have added a gifted and talented program and a host of after school enrichment activities ranging from sports (basketball, soccer), dance, guitar, robotics, yoga and math league. Their core values really instill a sense of purpose and responsibility in the students. My kid is scoring at the 99th percentile nationally on the standardized tests and absolutely loves going to school. I don't know what they could possibly be missing! Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,272 students attended Empowerment Academy Charter School.

Empowerment Academy Charter School ranks 764th of 1331 New Jersey alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Empowerment Academy Charter School are 39% African American, 24% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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