North Star Academy Charter School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Newark, New Jersey

North Star Academy Charter School in Newark, New Jersey enrolled 6,714 students in 2024-25 with 189.8 full-time teachers, 35.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey median of 10.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (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 rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%

6,352 students in 2022-23, 6,476 students in 2023-24, 6,714 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 236.4 to 189.8.

Students enrolled at North Star Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 6,352, 2023-24: 6,476, 2024-25: 6,71402k4k6k8k2022-236,3522023-246,4762024-256,714
Students enrolled at North Star Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 6,352, 2023-24: 6,476, 2024-25: 6,71402k4k6k8k2022-236,3522023-246,4762024-256,714
Students enrolled at North Star Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 6,352, 2023-24: 6,476, 2024-25: 6,71402k4k6k8k2022-236,3522023-246,4762024-256,714
Students enrolled at North Star Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 6,352, 2023-24: 6,476, 2024-25: 6,71402k4k6k8k2022-236,3522023-246,4762024-256,714
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,352236.426.9
2023-246,476250.425.9
2024-256,714189.835.4

35.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 35.4; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 35.4state median 10.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 35.4; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 35.4state median 10.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 35.4; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 35.4state median 10.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 35.4; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 35.4state median 10.2U.S. 13.8

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).

23 AP courses and one counselor per 442 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Star Academy Charter School enrolled 6,190 students and had 14.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 395 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses23
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)14.0, one per 442 of the 6,190 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions395
  • Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.4% of students were Black, 15.6% Hispanic, 1.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black81.4%
  2. Hispanic15.6%
  3. Two or more races1.2%
  4. White1.0%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. Asian0.3%

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 North Star Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262%62%48.6%
Math, 2022-2347%42% (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

88% of the 324 students in North Star Academy 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate88%88%90.5%
Students in the class324324106,157

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; North Star Academy Charter School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Star Academy Charter School6,71435.476.5%
TEAM Academy Charter School6,40622.185.2%
Marion P. Thomas Charter School1,41024.364.8%
NJ Regional Day School - Newark1237.771.5%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about North Star Academy Charter School

  1. Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 1,410 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.7 miles away: 2,169 students, 33.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare North Star Academy Charter School with Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Uncommon Schools Newark spends per student$23,296 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,296
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyNorth Star Academy Charter School is the largest of 109 New Jersey schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 109
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher35.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.2 for schools of this kind.35.4:1
  7. 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 North Star Academy Charter School

  1. How many students attend North Star Academy Charter School?
    6,714 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 6,352 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Newark, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Star Academy Charter School?
    35.4 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.
  3. Is North Star Academy Charter School a Title I school?
    North Star Academy Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at North Star Academy Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at North Star Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at North Star Academy Charter School?
    88% of the 324 students in North Star Academy 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.
  6. What district is North Star Academy Charter School in?
    Uncommon Schools Newark, NCES district ID 3400024. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340002400289 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.

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