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North Star Academy Charter School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
10 Washington Place
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973) 642-0101
District
North Star Academy Charter School
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
6476
Classroom Teachers
250

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.2% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

North Star Academy Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
43%
54%
41%
52%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
47%
62%
50%
56%
43%
59%
47%
62%
50%
56%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
64%
52%
48%
39%
56%
45%
64%
52%
48%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
55%
40%
68%
47%
41%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
62%
44%
74%
54%
49%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
50%
35%
72%
54%
28%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
26
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 526 8.1%
Grade 1 544 8.4%
Grade 2 545 8.4%
Grade 3 553 8.5%
Grade 4 546 8.4%
Grade 5 558 8.6%
Grade 6 559 8.6%
Grade 7 537 8.3%
Grade 8 552 8.5%
Grade 9 483 7.5%
Grade 10 374 5.8%
Grade 11 359 5.5%
Grade 12 340 5.3%
Total 6476 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.3% 1.3% 40.1%
Black 82.9% 82.8% 15.1%
Hispanic 15.3% 15.3% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.7% 84.7% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 72.4% 72.4% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.3% 12.3% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 7.7%
$15,000 or less Unreported 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,813 $63,684,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $26 $169,000 0.1%
Staff $35 $230,000 0.2%
General Administration $2,386 $15,485,000 12.1%
School Administration $3,702 $24,028,000 18.8%
Operation $2,573 $16,697,000 13.0%
Transportation $39 $250,000 0.2%
Other $336 $2,182,000 1.7%
Total Support $9,097 $59,041,000 46.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $820 $5,323,000 4.2%
Total Expenditures $19,730 $128,048,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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