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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBOKEN CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340003200302

Hoboken Charter School

713 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 · (201) 963-0222 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
299
Combined
STATE 934
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
60 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten227%
Grade 1227%
Grade 2227%
Grade 3227%
Grade 4238%
Grade 5227%
Grade 6227%
Grade 7227%
Grade 8238%
Grade 9248%
Grade 10238%
Grade 11289%
Grade 12248%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (23).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
White
15753%
STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
6421%
STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
279%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
269%
STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
238%
STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
15351%
Female
14548%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
83.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2583.1%62.5%
2023-2474.4%51.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
299
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252992114.2:120% (60)
2023-242992213.6:118% (53)
2022-2330028.210.6:121% (63)
2020-212982711.0:127% (79)
2017-18296N/AN/A15% (43)
2015-16298N/AN/A30% (89)
2010-11274309.1:112% (32)
2000-012171217.0:136% (78)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoboken Charter School.

About Hoboken Charter School

Hoboken Charter School is a public school serving multiple grade levels run by Hoboken Charter School District in Hoboken, New Jersey. It offers kindergarten through 12 and has 299 students enrolled. By comparison, combined schools in New Jersey enroll about 934 students on average.

Hoboken Charter School is administered by Hoboken Charter School District.

More than half of enrollment at Hoboken Charter School is White: 53%. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Hudson County as a whole is about 32% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.

Hoboken Charter School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for combined schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hudson County is 68%.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.2% for Hoboken Charter School. The school posts 62.5%, 7.3 points above the prediction.

For Hudson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $91,795 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Hudson County number 130, with about 86,216 students.

Joseph F Brandt Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Hoboken Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hoboken Charter School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Hoboken Charter School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Hoboken Charter School as a charter school.

In 2020-21, Hoboken Charter School enrolled 298; in 2024-25, 299. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.0:1 to 14.2:1.

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Hudson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hoboken Charter School
District
Hoboken Charter School District
Address
713 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone
(201) 963-0222
County
Hudson County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
299
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
60 (20%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340003200302
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hoboken Charter School
How large is Hoboken Charter School?
Hoboken Charter School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Hoboken Charter School serve?
Hoboken Charter School serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Hoboken Charter School have?
Hoboken Charter School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Hoboken Charter School?
Hoboken Charter School reports a student body of 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hoboken Charter School public or private?
Hoboken Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Hoboken Charter School District.
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