North Star Academy Charter School

Charter

Regular School · NEWARK, NJ

North Star Academy Charter School is a charter regular school school in NEWARK, New Jersey, serving grades KG–12 with 6,714 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 35.4:1.

Level

Other

Grades

KG – 12

Enrollment

6,714

Teachers (FTE)

189.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

35.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	5,464	81%
Hispanic/Latino	1,046	16%
Two or more races	81	1%
White	70	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	30	0%
Asian	19	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	6,714	3,360M / 3,353F

English Language Learners: 93 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -5.6pp	25.6%	3,500
Reading Proficiency	48.0% +1.2pp	46.8%	3,415
Science Proficiency	20.0%	—	1,225
4-Year Graduation Rate	88.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.49 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (23)

808 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

572

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

303

4.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	6,714	100%

Contact & Location

10 WASHINGTON PLACE

NEWARK, NJ 07102

Phone: (973)642-0101

http://www.northstaracademy.org

District

North Star Academy Charter School

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,670

District enrollment: 6,352

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07102) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340002400289

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD