The Queen City Academy Charter School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Plainfield, New Jersey
The Queen City Academy Charter School in Plainfield, New Jersey enrolled 378 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the New Jersey median of 10.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 73%
403 students in 2022-23, 300 students in 2023-24, 378 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 403 | 15.0 | 26.9 |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 25.5 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 378 | 26.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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 180 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Queen City Academy Charter School enrolled 359 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 180 of the 359 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.9% of students were Hispanic, 32.0% Black, 0.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic66.9%
- Black32.0%
- Asian0.8%
- White0.3%
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 The Queen City Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 | 44% | 44% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 23% (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.
Schools of this kind in Plainfield
2 public schools of this kind in Plainfield report 2024-25 enrollment; The Queen City Academy Charter School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen City Academy Charter School | 378 | 14.5 | 66.4% |
| Union County TEAMS Charter School | 304 | 38.0 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Queen City Academy Charter School
- Union County TEAMS Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 304 students, 38.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- College Achieve Central Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.4 miles away: 1,572 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare The Queen City Academy Charter School with Union County TEAMS Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The Queen City Academy Charter School spends per student$18,980 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,980
- The largest public schools in New JerseyThe Queen City Academy Charter School is the number 29 by size of 109 New Jersey schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#29 of 109
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.2 for schools of this kind.14.5:1
- 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 The Queen City Academy Charter School
How many students attend The Queen City Academy Charter School?
378 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 403 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Plainfield, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Queen City Academy Charter School?
14.5 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 The Queen City Academy Charter School a Title I school?
The Queen City Academy Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at The Queen City Academy Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at The Queen City Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 district is The Queen City Academy Charter School in?
The Queen City Academy Charter School, NCES district ID 3400061. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340006100378 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
- 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.