Elementary school (grades K-5) · Teaneck, NJ

Teaneck Community Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Teaneck Community Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340001500259Charter school
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Teaneck Community Charter School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

#4 of 7
elementary schools in Teaneck · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
12.2:1
students per teacher
12.8%
free-lunch eligible

Teaneck Community Charter School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Teaneck Community Charter School ranks #4 of 7 elementary schools in Teaneck, NJ.

Enrollment

377

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.2:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

+3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

12.8%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-57% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Teaneck Community Charter School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:112.2:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Teaneck Community Charter School

Teaneck Community Charter School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Teaneck, New Jersey, enrolling 377 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.2:1 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 12.8% of students eligible for free meals.

With 377 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Among 742 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #548, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (32%) and African American (30%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 76/100).

13.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Teaneck Community Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Teaneck Community Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Teaneck Community Charter School compares

Teaneck Community Charter School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.2:1 ▲ 3% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 12.8% ▼ 57% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 377 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
377
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
12.8%
free-lunch eligible - 57% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.2:1
students per teacher - 3% above state mean
Top 64% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$22,613
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 31.6%
African American 29.7%
White 18.8%
Asian 10.9%
Two or More 7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 31.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 75.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 75.9, Teaneck Community Charter School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Teaneck Community Charter School, which includes Teaneck Community Charter School.

$22,613
Per student
-9%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.7%
State 15.8%
Federal 3.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Teaneck Community Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Teaneck Community Charter School

How many students attend Teaneck Community Charter School?

Teaneck Community Charter School has 377 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Teaneck, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Teaneck Community Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Teaneck Community Charter School is 12.2:1, which is 3% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Teaneck Community Charter School?

12.8% of students at Teaneck Community Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Teaneck Community Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Teaneck Community Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 31.6% of enrollment, in Teaneck, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 75.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Teaneck Community Charter School?

Teaneck Community Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Teaneck Community Charter School rank among elementary schools in Teaneck?

By Resource Investment Index, Teaneck Community Charter School ranks #4 of 7 elementary schools in Teaneck, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Teaneck on the city page.

Is Teaneck Community Charter School a good school?

Teaneck Community Charter School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Teaneck Community Charter School?

None; Teaneck Community Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Teaneck Community Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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