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How has Empowerment Academy Charter School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,272
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340078103335
Empowerment Academy Charter School
240 Ege Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304 · (201) 630-4798 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,272 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
105 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
686 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (111).
Student demographics
73%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 29.6% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Empowerment Academy Charter School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,272
+433 (+52%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,272 | 105 | 12.1:1 | 54% (686) |
| 2023-24 | 1,181 | 97 | 12.2:1 | 72% (855) |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 75 | 13.4:1 | 71% (710) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 64 | 13.1:1 | 64% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 60% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 10 | 19.0:1 | 66% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Empowerment Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 178% (457 to 1,272); teachers up 250% (30 to 105).
About Empowerment Academy Charter School
In Jersey City, New Jersey, part of Hudson County, Empowerment Academy Charter School is a school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers kindergarten through 10 and reported 1,272 students in 2024-25. The school is 36% larger than the average for combined schools in New Jersey.
Empowerment Academy Charter School operates as its own local education agency.
The largest group at Empowerment Academy Charter School is Black students, at 39%. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Hudson County is about 12% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Empowerment Academy Charter School scores 73%.
Empowerment Academy Charter School reported 105 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.1:1. Combined schools in New Jersey average 15.8:1, 3.7 more students per teacher than here. There are 686 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 54% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Hudson County report 68%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Empowerment Academy Charter School would be expected to post about 36.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.1%.
In the wider Hudson County area, median household income comes to about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hudson County's 130 public schools enroll about 86,216 students and include Empowerment Academy Charter School.
The closest school to Empowerment Academy Charter School is Chaplain Charles Watters School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Empowerment Academy Charter School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Empowerment Academy Charter School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Empowerment Academy Charter School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal records list enrollment at Empowerment Academy Charter School as 839 in 2020-21 and 1,272 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
Empowerment Academy Charter School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jersey City
- William L Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
- BelovED Community Charter SchoolCombined · 1,573 students
- James J Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
Nearby schools
- Chaplain Charles Watters School0.1 mi · 586
- Dr. Paul Rafalides School0.2 mi · 318
- Innovation High School0.4 mi · 301
- Henry Snyder High School0.4 mi · 729
- University Academy Charter High School0.4 mi · 429
- Academy I0.5 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolHow large is Empowerment Academy Charter School?
Empowerment Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 1,272 students in grades KG-10.
What age range does Empowerment Academy Charter School serve?
Empowerment Academy Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 10.
How many teachers does Empowerment Academy Charter School have?
Empowerment Academy Charter School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Empowerment Academy Charter School?
Empowerment Academy Charter School reports a student body of 14% White, 24% Hispanic, 39% Black, 18% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Empowerment Academy Charter School public or private?
Empowerment Academy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Empowerment Academy Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.