Enrollment
317
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340006400373
The Gray Charter School
55 LIBERTY STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07102 · (973) 824-6661 · Essex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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
19.3:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
231 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 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
49%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
87.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
83.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 | 87.5% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 77.8% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+50.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 50 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 The Gray Charter School
The Gray Charter School's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gray Charter School this school | 317 | 72.9% | 76.4% |
| Washington Elementary School W ORANGE | 414 | 74.6% | 40.4% |
| Darlene C. McKnight Elementary TRENTON | 350 | 78.6% | 4.5% |
| Lafayette - Pershing CARNEYS POINT | 313 | 74.1% | N/A |
| Edward W. Kilpatrick PATERSON | 295 | 71.9% | 15.5% |
| Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE | 322 | 74.5% | 13.4% |
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 The Gray Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #64 of 1,290 | #11 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #45 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #8 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #28 of 1,319 ▲ 45 | #4 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,036 of 1,562 | #118 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,379 of 1,390 | #136 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #833 of 1,392 | #63 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #312 of 1,481 | #58 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #584 of 798 | #51 of 73 |
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
317
-47 (-13%) vs 2020
+133% since 2000-01, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 317 | 16.5 | 19.3:1 | 73% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 16 | 21.2:1 | 62% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 65% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 68% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 79% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 80% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 75% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | N/A | N/A | 73% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Gray Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (336 to 317); teachers down 9% (18 to 16.5).
About The Gray Charter School
The Gray Charter School runs as a small elementary school in NEWARK, New Jersey. Enrollment is 317 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
The Gray Charter School is a school in Gray Charter School.
Roughly 62% of students at The Gray Charter School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 35% Black. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. The Gray Charter School's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The Gray Charter School operates with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.3:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 19.3:1 here. The Gray Charter School reports 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 19 points.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, The Gray Charter School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in New Jersey with The Gray Charter School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 26.3%. The Gray Charter School scores 76.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The Gray Charter School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Great Oaks Legacy Charter School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, The Gray Charter School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
The Gray Charter School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The Gray Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment has fallen by 47 students since 2020-21, to 317.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at The Gray Charter School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter School0.3 mi · 2,169
- Lafayette Street School0.3 mi · 1,213
- Oliver Street School0.3 mi · 1,034
- Discovery Charter School0.4 mi · 99
- East Ward Elementary School0.4 mi · 854
- South Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About The Gray Charter SchoolHow many students attend The Gray Charter School?
The Gray Charter School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-08.
Is The Gray Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
The Gray Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Gray Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Gray Charter School is approximately 19.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at The Gray Charter School?
At The Gray Charter School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 62% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees The Gray Charter School?
The Gray Charter School is overseen by Gray Charter School in Essex County.
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