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The Gray Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
55 Liberty Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973) 824-6661
District
Gray Charter School
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
344
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.6% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

The Gray Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
67%
43%
65%
41%
68%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
64%
47%
72%
50%
55%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
45%
95%
52%
92%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
55%
40%
81%
47%
28%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
44%
100%
54%
89%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
35%
100%
54%
88%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
19
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 35 10.2%
Grade 1 35 10.2%
Grade 2 46 13.4%
Grade 3 40 11.6%
Grade 4 44 12.8%
Grade 5 42 12.2%
Grade 6 46 13.4%
Grade 7 30 8.7%
Grade 8 26 7.6%
Total 344 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.2% 1.2% 40.1%
Black 34.4% 34.4% 15.1%
Hispanic 62.7% 62.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.7% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.4% 65.4% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 55.2% 55.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.2% 10.2% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 27.1%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,413 $3,238,000 50.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $76 $26,000 0.4%
Staff $38 $13,000 0.2%
General Administration $3,573 $1,229,000 19.1%
School Administration $0 $0 0.0%
Operation $2,456 $845,000 13.1%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $2,988 $1,028,000 15.9%
Total Support $9,131 $3,141,000 48.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $203 $70,000 1.1%
Total Expenditures $18,747 $6,449,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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