Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Newark, New Jersey
Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, New Jersey enrolled 1,410 students in 2024-25 with 58.0 full-time teachers, 24.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey median of 10.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (New Jersey: 90.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
1,425 students in 2022-23, 1,393 students in 2023-24, 1,410 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,425 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 1,393 | 65.0 | 21.4 |
| 2024-25 | 1,410 | 58.0 | 24.3 |
24.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 New Jersey schools of this kind
Among the 103 New Jersey schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 446 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marion P. Thomas Charter School enrolled 1,339 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 231 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 446 of the 1,339 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions231
- Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.7% of students were Black, 18.8% Hispanic, 1.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black78.7%
- Hispanic18.8%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- White0.2%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Marion P. Thomas Charter School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 24% | 24% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 9% | 7% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 96 students in Marion P. Thomas Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 96 | 96 | 106,157 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Newark
4 public schools of this kind in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment; Marion P. Thomas Charter School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Academy Charter School | 6,714 | 35.4 | 76.5% |
| TEAM Academy Charter School | 6,406 | 22.1 | 85.2% |
| Marion P. Thomas Charter School | 1,410 | 24.3 | 64.8% |
| NJ Regional Day School - Newark | 123 | 7.7 | 71.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marion P. Thomas Charter School
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 6,714 students, 35.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.1 miles away: 2,169 students, 33.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Marion P. Thomas Charter School with North Star Academy Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Marion P. Thomas Charter School spends per student$25,633 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,633
- The largest public schools in New JerseyMarion P. Thomas Charter School is the number 13 by size of 109 New Jersey schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#13 of 109
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher24.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.2 for schools of this kind.24.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Marion P. Thomas Charter School
How many students attend Marion P. Thomas Charter School?
1,410 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,425 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Newark, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion P. Thomas Charter School?
24.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for schools of this kind is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Marion P. Thomas Charter School a Title I school?
Marion P. Thomas Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Marion P. Thomas Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Marion P. Thomas Charter School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Marion P. Thomas Charter School?
90-94% of the 96 students in Marion P. Thomas Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Marion P. Thomas Charter School in?
Marion P. Thomas Charter School, NCES district ID 3400022. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340002200285 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.