2018-19 NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL FACTS

NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL FACTS

2018-19

ENROLLMENT

18

Number of Charter Schools

Charter Enrollment

18, 850

12, 000

Charter

Waitlist

Total

IN THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR...

35%

of public school students are attending Newark charter schools

PERFORMANCE

NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOLS OUTPERFORMED THE STATE AVERAGE IN MATH (3-8); NEWARK CHARTERS CONTINUE TO OUTPACE NEWARK DISTRICT SCHOOLS

2017-18 Overall Student Achievement (Proficiency Rates)

Grades 3-8 60%

60.3%

50%

Charter 57.8%

District

State

48.2%

45.4%

GRADUATION RATE*

40% 30% 20%

34.8%

26.0%

83%

CHARTER

10%

0% Grades 9-11

60% 50% 40% 30%

47.3%

ELA 33.6%

Charter 49.3%

20%

10%

MATH

District

State

32.9%

35.7%

15.6%

76%

DISTRICT

0%

25% 50%

76% 100%

Newark charter high schools are graduating 83% of students within 4 years compared to 75% in Newark district schools.

*2018 graduation rate

0% ELA

MATH

In 2015, Stanford University's CREDO study found that Newark's charter sector was the second highest performing in the country.

KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

58%

Black

39%

Hispanic

86%

Economically

Disadvantaged

11%

Students with

Disabilities

1%

English Language

Learners

CHARTER SCHOOLS BY GRADES SERVED

3

Elementary

Schools

2

Middle

Schools

6

K-8

Schools

ACCESS AND EQUITY

13 WEIGHTED

LOTTERIES:

CHARTER

(90% of charter

SCHOOLS enrollment)

are implementing weighted lotteries to serve more economically disadvantaged and special needs students through Newark's universal enrollment system.

3

High

Schools

4

K-12

School

*4 charter schools are also serving PreK students

11% SPECIAL EDUCATION

ENROLLMENT:

The percentage of Newark charter schools serving students with disabilities has doubled since 2009 to 11% in 2018.

SCHOOLS

STUDENTS

Achieve Community Charter School (K-1) .......................................................................................................... 222

Discovery Charter School (4-8) ............................................................................................................................ 100

Gray Charter School (K-8) ...................................................................................................................................... 352

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School (PreK-12) ................................................................................................... 1,622

LEAD Academy Charter School (9-12) .................................................................................................................. 241

Link Community Charter School (5-8) ............................................................................................................... 296

Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School (K-8) ................................................................................................. 540

Marion P. Thomas Charter School (K-12) ........................................................................................................ 1,598

M.E.T.S. Charter School (9-12) ............................................................................................................................. 240

New Horizons Community Charter School (K-7) ............................................................................................. 687

Newark Educators' Community Charter School (PreK-5) .................................................................................. 299

North Star Academy Charter School (Uncommon) (K-12) ............................................................................. 5,397

People's Preparatory Charter School (9-12) ....................................................................................................... 387

Philip's Academy Charter School (PreK-8) .......................................................................................................... 490

Robert Treat Academy Charter School (K-8) ................................................................................................... 685

Roseville Community Charter School (K-4) ...................................................................................................... 332

TEAM Academy Charter School (KIPP NJ) (K-12) .......................................................................................... 4,374

University Heights Charter School (PreK-8) ...................................................................................................... 995

NEW JERSEY CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

1 AAA Drive, Suite 206 Hamilton, NJ 08691 609-989-9700 WWW.

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