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Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Charter

Regular School · Jersey City, NJ

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is a charter regular school school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades KG–08 with 383 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 292 76%
Hispanic/Latino 83 22%
Two or more races 5 1%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 383 193M / 190F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10.0% -15.6pp 25.6% 232
Reading Proficiency 35.0% -11.8pp 46.8% 232
Science Proficiency 6-9% 71

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)
-0.53 grade levels
Math
-0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
92
24% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 383 100%

Contact & Location

509 Bramhall Ave.

Jersey City, NJ 07304

Phone: (201)433-5300

http://www.drlenaedwardscharterschool.org

District

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,295

District enrollment: 380

NCES ID

340075603185

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