North Star Academy Charter School

North Star Academy Charter School is a high school in Newark, NJ that enrolls 6,352 students, putting it among the larger public campuses in the North Star Academy Charter School. That headcount is above the 6,352-student average for schools in the district.

On the latest EDFacts assessments, 29% of students met grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading. EDFacts reports this rate at the district level and each state sets its own cut score, so it reads best as a relative marker rather than a verdict on any one classroom. That tracks the 29% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 56% New Jersey statewide average, the school sits 27 points lower.

The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 67% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 26.9 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student body. It is a charter school and receives Title I federal funding, a poverty-based designation rather than a quality marker.