The Ethical Community Charter School

The Ethical Community Charter School is a mid-tier elementary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, run under The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct. The school teaches 357 students in grades pre-K through 8.

The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct is the operating authority for The Ethical Community Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, The Ethical Community Charter School lists that the largest single group is Asian at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting The Ethical Community Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), The Ethical Community Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hudson County) records that median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. The Ethical Community Charter School is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

The closest other public school is Mahatma K. Gandhi School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, The Ethical Community Charter School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

The Ethical Community Charter School operates from a downtown location. The Ethical Community Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. The Ethical Community Charter School's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 377 (now 357). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 29% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.