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Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
As a mid-sized primary school in HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School enrolls 441 students from grades K through 8, operated by Hoboken Dual Language Charter School.
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School sits inside Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Demographically, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Hispanic, 17% Asian. By comparison, Hudson County as a whole is about 32% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Hoboken Dual Language Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 61.3%; Hoboken Dual Language Charter School posts 81.7%, +20.4 points above that line.
In the area at large, Hudson County reports that median household income runs about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Hoboken Dual Language Charter School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Thomas G. Connors Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hoboken Dual Language Charter School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.1%.
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School operates from a commuter-belt location. As a public charter, Hoboken Dual Language Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 441 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 5% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.
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