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Enrollment
441
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBOKEN DUAL LANGUAGE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340073403037
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
123 Jefferson Street, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 · (201) 427-1458 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
22.1:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
39 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
64%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
92.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.6% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 77.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken Dual Language Charter School this school | 441 | 8.8% | 81.7% |
| Bedminster Township Public School Bedminster | 412 | 13.1% | 64.2% |
| Sandshore Rd. Elementary School BUDD LAKE | 409 | 10.5% | 57.2% |
| Lincoln School RUTHERFORD | 500 | 7.4% | 77.6% |
| Washington School RUTHERFORD | 349 | 6.6% | 60.1% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School WAYNE | 387 | 14.2% | 64.4% |
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 Hoboken Dual Language Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #26 of 1,290 | #2 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #46 of 1,319 ▲ 49 | #2 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.6% | #9 of 1,319 ▲ 1 | #3 of 84 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #566 of 1,562 | #57 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #1,386 of 1,390 | #85 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #365 of 1,392 | #32 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #1,275 of 1,481 | #88 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #177 of 545 | #9 of 24 |
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
441
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
+242% since 2010-11, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 441 | 20 | 22.1:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 15 | 28.8:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 16 | 26.4:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 22.5 | 17.3:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 11% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 16% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoboken Dual Language Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (389 to 441); teachers down 11% (22.5 to 20).
About Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in HOBOKEN, New Jersey. Federal data show 441 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School operates as its own local education agency.
The share of White students at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School is 51%, a majority. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic and 17% Asian. Census figures show Hudson County is about 32% White. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School are from different groups.
There are about 22.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, which has 20. The school's 22.1:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 9%. The 68% average for public schools in Hudson County is 59 points higher.
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 81.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey are predicted to post 61.3%, so the school is 20.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In the wider Hudson County area, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Hudson County, 130 public schools serve about 86,216 students.
Thomas G. Connors Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Hoboken Dual Language Charter School as a charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 395 to 441.
People who know Hoboken Dual Language Charter School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 HOBOKEN
- Hoboken High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hoboken Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hoboken Charter SchoolCombined · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary School0.1 mi · 353
- Hoboken Middle School0.4 mi · 438
- Charles E. Trefurt School0.6 mi · 668
- Hoboken High School0.6 mi · 652
- Hoboken Charter School0.7 mi · 299
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary School0.7 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School?
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Hoboken Dual Language Charter School serve?
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoboken Dual Language Charter School?
At Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hoboken Dual Language Charter School public or private?
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Hoboken Dual Language Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.