Enrollment
333
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEAD CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340078803423
LEAD Charter School
201 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103 · (862) 772-1724 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
66.6:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
218 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 20% |
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 ExpectationsMath
6.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 42 of 100. Math scores are up about 7 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.7% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
333
+117 (+54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
66.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 333 | 5 | 66.6:1 | 65% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 8 | 35.0:1 | 53% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 5 | 39.2:1 | 68% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 75% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 3.1 | 40.3:1 | 34% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEAD Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 171% (123 to 333); teachers up 64% (3.1 to 5).
About LEAD Charter School
LEAD Charter School is a high school with a street address in Newark, New Jersey. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 333 students. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
LEAD Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
LEAD Charter School is 85% Black by enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% Native American. In Essex County overall, about 36% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Teacher count: 5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 66.6:1. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 53.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Essex County, the school's rate is higher.
LEAD Charter School falls short of its prediction by 26.8 points. The model expects 30.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey; the school's rate is 3.5%.
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 LEAD Charter School.
Camden Street Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. LEAD Charter School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. LEAD Charter School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 3.5% against a local average of 28.9%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Charter status: LEAD Charter School is a public charter school.
LEAD Charter School reported 216 students in 2020-21 and 333 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.4:1 in 2020-21 to 66.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About LEAD Charter SchoolHow many students attend LEAD Charter School?
LEAD Charter School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LEAD Charter School serve?
LEAD Charter School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does LEAD Charter School have?
LEAD Charter School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 66.6:1.
What is the student diversity at LEAD Charter School?
Student demographics at LEAD Charter School are roughly 5% White, 6% Hispanic, 85% Black.
What district is LEAD Charter School in?
LEAD Charter School is part of LEAD Charter School.
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