Learning Community Charter School

Learning Community Charter School is an expansive elementary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, one of the schools within The Learning Community Charter School. The school serves 634 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 57% above typical.

Operationally, Learning Community Charter School answers to The Learning Community Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Learning Community Charter School reports that 31% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Learning Community Charter School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Learning Community Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Learning Community Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 60.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hudson County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Learning Community Charter School is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

Joseph H. Brensinger School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Learning Community Charter School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 21.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Learning Community Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 634 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.