Unity Charter School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Morristown, New Jersey

Unity Charter School in Morristown, New Jersey enrolled 256 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. 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, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

263 students in 2022-23, 244 students in 2023-24, 256 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Unity Charter School by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232632023-242442024-25256
Students enrolled at Unity Charter School by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232632023-242442024-25256
Students enrolled at Unity Charter School by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232632023-242442024-25256
Students enrolled at Unity Charter School by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 25601002003002022-232632023-242442024-25256
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326325.010.5
2023-2424429.38.3
2024-2525625.010.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Unity Charter School 10.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherUnity Charter School 10.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Unity Charter School 10.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherUnity Charter School 10.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Unity Charter School 10.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherUnity Charter School 10.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; Unity Charter School 10.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherUnity Charter School 10.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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 80 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Unity Charter School enrolled 240 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 80 of the 240 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent5.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.7% of students were Asian, 29.7% White, 14.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian36.7%
  2. White29.7%
  3. Hispanic14.8%
  4. Black11.7%
  5. Two or more races6.3%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 Unity Charter School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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, 2021-2265‑69%65‑69%48.6%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%60‑64% (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.

Elementary schools in Morristown

6 public elementary schools in Morristown report 2024-25 enrollment; Unity Charter School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Normandy Park School3719.828.8%
Sussex Avenue School32710.939.8%
Thomas Jefferson School28510.436.5%
Unity Charter School25610.212.5%
Alexander Hamilton2518.253.0%
Hillcrest School25111.051.4%

All public schools in Morristown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Unity Charter School

  1. Alfred Vail SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 342 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Sussex Avenue SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 327 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Unity Charter School with Alfred Vail SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Unity Charter School spends per student$22,863 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,863
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyUnity Charter School is the number 1,234 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,234 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.10.2:1
  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 Unity Charter School

  1. How many students attend Unity Charter School?
    256 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 263 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Morristown, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Unity Charter School?
    10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Unity Charter School a Title I school?
    Unity Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Unity Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Unity Charter School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 district is Unity Charter School in?
    Unity Charter School, NCES district ID 3400051. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340005100339 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.

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