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Enrollment
6,714
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340002400289
North Star Academy Charter School
10 WASHINGTON PLACE, NEWARK, NJ 07102 · (973) 642-0101 · Essex County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL6,714 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
35.4:1
190 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
5,824 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 542 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 575 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 560 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 571 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 554 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 562 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 576 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 565 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 563 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 516 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 368 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 340 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (542) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (563).
Student demographics
31%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
66.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 46.9% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 19% 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 31 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
6,714
+416 (+7%) vs 2020
+3630% since 2000-01, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
35.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 6,714 | 189.8 | 35.4:1 | 87% (5,824) |
| 2023-24 | 6,476 | 250.4 | 25.9:1 | 85% (5,486) |
| 2022-23 | 6,352 | 236.4 | 26.9:1 | 84% (5,314) |
| 2020-21 | 6,298 | 331 | 19.0:1 | 86% (5,421) |
| 2017-18 | 4,866 | 282.5 | 17.2:1 | 86% (4,166) |
| 2015-16 | 3,989 | 290 | 13.8:1 | 87% (3,457) |
| 2010-11 | 1,262 | 110 | 11.5:1 | 78% (986) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 1 | 180.0:1 | 86% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Star Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (4,866 to 6,714); teachers down 33% (282.5 to 189.8).
About North Star Academy Charter School
North Star Academy Charter School sits in NEWARK, New Jersey, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers kindergarten through 12 and reported 6,714 students in 2024-25. On average, combined schools in New Jersey enroll around 934, and this school is 619% bigger than that mark.
North Star Academy Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
By race and ethnicity, North Star Academy Charter School is 81% Black. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 45 points above the 36% share among Essex County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The school's 189.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 35.4:1. Statewide, combined schools in New Jersey average 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Essex County, the average is 54%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, North Star Academy Charter School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. It scores 49.9%; the prediction is 18.7%.
In Essex County, home to about 863,002 people, 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. There are 249 public schools in the county, enrolling about 145,473, North Star Academy Charter School among them.
North Star Academy Charter School is about 0.1 miles from Newark Educators Community Charter School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, North Star Academy Charter School is ahead of the 28.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, North Star Academy Charter School is City: Large. North Star Academy Charter School is a public charter school.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 6,298 in 2020-21 to 6,714 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 19.0:1 in 2020-21 to 35.4:1 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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- Newark Educators Community Charter School0.1 mi · 142
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- Discovery Charter School0.6 mi · 99
- McKinley Elementary School0.6 mi · 917
- Newark School of Global Studies0.7 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About North Star Academy Charter SchoolHow many students attend North Star Academy Charter School?
North Star Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 6,714 students in grades KG-12.
Is North Star Academy Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Star Academy Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Star Academy Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Star Academy Charter School is approximately 35.4:1 (190 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Star Academy Charter School?
At North Star Academy Charter School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is North Star Academy Charter School in?
North Star Academy Charter School is part of North Star Academy Charter School.
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