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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School this year?
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Enrollment
2,169
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT OAKS LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340075103180
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
909 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 · (862) 256-0909 · Essex County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,169 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
33.9:1
64 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,425 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 153 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 181 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 188 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 184 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 224 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 126 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 108 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (153) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (204).
Student demographics
26%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
45.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 22.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,169
+289 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
33.9:1
was 32.4:1
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 | 2,169 | 64 | 33.9:1 | 66% (1,425) |
| 2023-24 | 2,124 | 86 | 24.7:1 | 85% (1,810) |
| 2022-23 | 2,012 | 101 | 19.9:1 | 78% (1,573) |
| 2020-21 | 1,880 | 58 | 32.4:1 | 84% (1,572) |
| 2017-18 | 1,445 | 68.5 | 21.1:1 | 85% (1,222) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 80% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Oaks Legacy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 50% (1,445 to 2,169); teachers down 7% (68.5 to 64).
About Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels based in Newark, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 2,169 students in pre-K through 12. On average, combined schools in New Jersey enroll around 934, and this school is 132% bigger than that mark.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of Black students at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is 85%. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 49 points above the 36% share among Essex County residents. The diversity index for Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 64 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 33.9:1. Combined schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 15.8:1. About 66% of students at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.0%; the prediction is 30.2%.
The school is in Essex County, where median household income comes to about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Essex County's 249 public schools enroll about 145,473 students and include Great Oaks Legacy Charter School.
Of the public schools around it, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is closest to Discovery Charter School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2020-21, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School enrolled 1,880 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 2,169. Federal data show the ratio rising from 32.4:1 to 33.9:1.
This page is set up for the Great Oaks Legacy Charter School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Charter School0.1 mi · 99
- The Gray Charter School0.3 mi · 317
- Arts High School0.3 mi · 611
- Oliver Street School0.5 mi · 1,034
- Quitman Street School0.5 mi · 706
- East Ward Elementary School0.6 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolHow large is Great Oaks Legacy Charter School?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School enrolls approximately 2,169 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Great Oaks Legacy Charter School serve?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is approximately 33.9:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School?
At Great Oaks Legacy Charter School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 14% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Great Oaks Legacy Charter School public or private?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Great Oaks Legacy Charter School.
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