Enrollment
272
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOARING HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340003600309
Soaring Heights Charter School
1 ROMAR AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · (201) 434-4800 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
152 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
77%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
91.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.4% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 67.4% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 37 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 →
Schools most like Soaring Heights Charter School
Soaring Heights Charter School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soaring Heights Charter School this school | 272 | 55.9% | 72.8% |
| The Ethical Community Charter School JERSEY CITY | 357 | 54.1% | 30.1% |
| Cheesequake School Matawan | 255 | 46.3% | N/A |
| Woodbine Avenue Elementary School AVENEL | 401 | 49.9% | 41.2% |
| Kennedy Park Elementary School ISELIN | 256 | 44.5% | N/A |
| Avenel Street Elementary School AVENEL | 403 | 55.1% | 35.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Soaring Heights Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #119 of 1,290 | #6 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #184 of 1,319 ▲ 70 | #6 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.4% | #10 of 1,319 ▲ 29 | #4 of 84 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,215 of 1,562 | #84 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,357 of 1,390 | #82 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #3 of 1,392 | #2 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #511 of 1,481 | #67 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #187 of 545 | #10 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
0 (0%) vs 2020
+96% since 2000-01, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 272 | 16.3 | 16.7:1 | 56% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 16.3 | 16.8:1 | 36% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 14.8 | 18.2:1 | 38% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 16 | 17.0:1 | 53% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 51% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 54% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 218 | 13 | 16.8:1 | 58% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 1 | 139.0:1 | 69% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soaring Heights Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (241 to 272); teachers up 25% (13 to 16.3).
About Soaring Heights Charter School
Soaring Heights Charter School is a public small elementary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 272 students. It has 33% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Soaring Heights Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.
The largest group at Soaring Heights Charter School is Asian students, at 34%. The school is also 26% Black, 16% Hispanic, 14% White, and 6% Pacific Islander. That is higher than the 17% Asian share among all Hudson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 77%.
Soaring Heights Charter School has 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The school has 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County, the school's rate is lower.
Soaring Heights Charter School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Soaring Heights Charter School is +37.2 points, in the top 10% of New Jersey. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.8%, and the predicted rate is 35.6%.
The school's county is Hudson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Soaring Heights Charter School shares Hudson County with 129 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Alexander D. Sullivan School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Soaring Heights Charter School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Soaring Heights Charter School as a charter school.
The school's size has been steady, with 272 students in 2020-21 and 272 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Quick facts
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Other schools in JERSEY CITY
- William L Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
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- Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,272 students
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Nearby schools
- Alexander D. Sullivan School0.3 mi · 638
- Infinity Institute0.4 mi · 265
- Jersey City Community Charter School0.5 mi · 561
- Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School0.6 mi · 607
- Ezra L. Nolan School0.6 mi · 250
- President Barack Obama Elementary School0.6 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Soaring Heights Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Soaring Heights Charter School?
Soaring Heights Charter School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Soaring Heights Charter School serve?
Soaring Heights Charter School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Soaring Heights Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Soaring Heights Charter School is approximately 16.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Soaring Heights Charter School?
Soaring Heights Charter School reports a student body of 14% White, 16% Hispanic, 26% Black, 34% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Soaring Heights Charter School?
Soaring Heights Charter School is overseen by Soaring Heights Charter School in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.