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North Star Academy Charter Schools Of Newark
10 Washington Place
Newark NJ, 07102, Essex County
Phone: 973-642-0101
Ranking: | High School: (40 out of 346, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (414 out of 1,847, top 22%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 237 | 204 | 156 | 110 | 77 | 60 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,685 | 2,222 | 1,687 | 1,262 | 909 | 773 | 585 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 349 | 13.0% | 352 | 15.8% | 259 | 15.4% | 174 | 13.8% | 81 | 8.9% | 79 | 10.2% | 76 | 13.0% |
Grade 1: | 359 | 13.4% | 266 | 12.0% | 174 | 10.3% | 81 | 6.4% | 78 | 8.6% | 77 | 10.0% | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 270 | 10.1% | 171 | 7.7% | 84 | 5.0% | 80 | 6.3% | 73 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 175 | 6.5% | 85 | 3.8% | 85 | 5.0% | 72 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 85 | 3.2% | 80 | 3.6% | 67 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 335 | 12.5% | 341 | 15.3% | 254 | 15.1% | 251 | 19.9% | 159 | 17.5% | 153 | 19.8% | 127 | 21.7% |
Grade 6: | 337 | 12.6% | 255 | 11.5% | 240 | 14.2% | 157 | 12.4% | 145 | 16.0% | 122 | 15.8% | 127 | 21.7% |
Grade 7: | 230 | 8.6% | 209 | 9.4% | 139 | 8.2% | 137 | 10.9% | 112 | 12.3% | 119 | 15.4% | 106 | 18.1% |
Grade 8: | 187 | 7.0% | 133 | 6.0% | 128 | 7.6% | 106 | 8.4% | 104 | 11.4% | 101 | 13.1% | 43 | 7.4% |
Grade 9: | 114 | 4.2% | 115 | 5.2% | 91 | 5.4% | 87 | 6.9% | 81 | 8.9% | 42 | 5.4% | 37 | 6.3% |
Grade 10: | 96 | 3.6% | 89 | 4.0% | 86 | 5.1% | 65 | 5.2% | 38 | 4.2% | 29 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.1% |
Grade 11: | 80 | 3.0% | 73 | 3.3% | 52 | 3.1% | 28 | 2.2% | 24 | 2.6% | 15 | 1.9% | 32 | 5.5% |
Grade 12: | 68 | 2.5% | 53 | 2.4% | 28 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.5% | 36 | 4.7% | 19 | 3.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,180 | 43.9% | 985 | 44.3% | 750 | 44.5% | 540 | 42.8% | 367 | 40.4% | 323 | 41.8% | 244 | 41.7% |
Female: | 1,505 | 56.1% | 1,237 | 55.7% | 937 | 55.5% | 722 | 57.2% | 542 | 59.6% | 450 | 58.2% | 337 | 57.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 70 | 2.6% | 60 | 2.7% | 10 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 203 | 7.6% | 171 | 7.7% | 210 | 12.4% | 171 | 13.5% | 143 | 15.7% | 142 | 18.4% | 98 | 16.8% |
Black: | 2,272 | 84.6% | 1,876 | 84.4% | 1,453 | 86.1% | 1,078 | 85.4% | 757 | 83.3% | 627 | 81.1% | 485 | 82.9% |
White: | 126 | 4.7% | 98 | 4.4% | 11 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 0.5% | 17 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,827 | 68.0% | 1,490 | 67.1% | 1,036 | 61.4% | 704 | 55.8% | 481 | 52.9% | 360 | 46.6% | 252 | 43.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 419 | 15.6% | 363 | 16.3% | 318 | 18.9% | 282 | 22.3% | 240 | 26.4% | 221 | 28.6% | 205 | 35.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.34 | 10.87 | 10.79 | 11.45 | 11.81 | 12.80 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 66.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 98.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 77.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.4% | 59.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 78.3% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.1% | 100.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 98.8% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 57.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 73.2% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 59.4% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 54.4% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 62.1% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 80.3% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 79.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.0% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.6% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 72.1% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 82.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 99.0% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 95.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 97.1% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 96.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.5% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 46.2% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 59.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 71.8% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.4% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 78.9% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.4% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 63.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 76% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 86.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 72.7% |
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* North Star Academy Charter Schools Of Newark was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.