Enrollment
383
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DR LENA EDWARDS ACADEMIC CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340075603185
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
509 Bramhall Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07304 · (201) 433-5300 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
296 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 16.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School this school | 383 | 77.3% | 18.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK | 420 | 79.3% | 12.1% |
| University Elementary School IRVINGTON | 384 | 80.2% | 19.9% |
| Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK | 444 | 74.5% | 15.7% |
| Grover Cleveland Elementary School NEWARK | 321 | 76.9% | 13.5% |
| Avon Avenue School NEWARK | 485 | 77.7% | 12.0% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,147 of 1,290 | #75 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,216 of 1,319 ▼ 54 | #77 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,148 of 1,319 ▼ 90 | #75 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #763 of 1,562 | #69 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,260 of 1,390 | #76 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #1,112 of 1,392 | #59 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #248 of 1,481 | #30 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #795 of 798 | #61 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
383
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 77% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 78% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 75% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 86% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 83% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 11% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (384 to 383); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is a medium-sized elementary school in Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It serves 383 students in kindergarten through 8.
In federal data, the district for Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is the school itself.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is 76% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic. In Hudson County overall, about 12% of residents are Black. Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Hudson County, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.9%, compared with a predicted 23.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hudson County (population about 718,323), the median household income is $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 130 public schools in Hudson County, enrolling about 86,216 students in all.
Ollie Culbreth Jr. School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 18.9% is below the 21.1% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is a public charter school.
The school's size has been steady, with 391 students in 2020-21 and 383 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter SchoolHow large is Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School serve?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School have?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School?
At Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, the student body is approximately 22% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School in?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is part of Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School.
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