Enrollment
87
Middle
STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINDLE EDUCATION PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 348036606161
Kindle Education Public Charter School
35 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · (551) 350-1520 · Hudson County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
4 FTE teachers
STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
56 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 64 | 74% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.5pp 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 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 17.6% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like Kindle Education Public Charter School
Kindle Education Public Charter School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle Education Public Charter School this school | 87 | 64.4% | 33.9% |
| Hillside Innovation Academy Hillside | 97 | 67.0% | 45.6% |
| Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro | 155 | 81.9% | 7.8% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School ASBURY PARK | 195 | 77.4% | 6.0% |
| Morgan Village Middle School Camden | 203 | 69.0% | 5.0% |
| Young Men's Academy Paterson | 50 | 90.0% | 15.6% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Kindle Education Public Charter School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #444 of 445 | #13 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87 | 4 | 21.8:1 | 64% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 11 | 6.0:1 | 38% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kindle Education Public Charter School.
About Kindle Education Public Charter School
Kindle Education Public Charter School is a middle-grades school in Jersey City, New Jersey, reachable at (551) 350-1520. There are 87 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 7. On average, middle schools in New Jersey enroll around 578, and this school is 85% below that mark.
Kindle Education Public Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.
At Kindle Education Public Charter School, Black students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Hudson County residents are about 12% Black. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Kindle Education Public Charter School are from different groups.
On staff are 4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 10.9:1. About 64% of students at Kindle Education Public Charter School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kindle Education Public Charter School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Kindle Education Public Charter School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.9%, compared with a predicted 30.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Hudson County show the median household earns about $91,795 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Hudson County number 130, with about 86,216 students.
Martin Luther King Jr. School is about 0.1 miles from Kindle Education Public Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kindle Education Public Charter School is 6th on average proficiency.
Kindle Education Public Charter School has an NCES locale of City: Large. Kindle Education Public Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Kindle Education Public Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kindle Education Public Charter School?
Kindle Education Public Charter School enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 06-07.
What grades does Kindle Education Public Charter School serve?
Kindle Education Public Charter School serves grades 06-07.
How many teachers does Kindle Education Public Charter School have?
Kindle Education Public Charter School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
How diverse is Kindle Education Public Charter School?
Kindle Education Public Charter School reports a student body of 13% White, 34% Hispanic, 44% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kindle Education Public Charter School in?
Kindle Education Public Charter School is part of Kindle Education Public Charter School.
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