North Star Academy Charter School

District Overview

North Star Academy Charter School is a public school district serving Newark area, New Jersey. For academic year 2020-2021, 1 schools served 5,462 students through KG to 12^th grade in its 1 schools. A total of 607 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 9 to 1.

According to the New Jersey state assessment result, 65% of students are proficient in Math learning and 75% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

District Contacts

http://www.northstaracademy.org (973)642-0101 18 Washington Place, Newark, NJ

Civil Rights Coordinators

Title II(disabilities)

ANDREW STEPHENSON

email phone

Title VI(race, color, national origin)

ANDREW STEPHENSON

email phone

Title IX(sex-based)

ANDREW STEPHENSON

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Student Population

A total of 5,462 students are attending North Star Academy Charter School. By gender, there are 2,594 (47.5%) and 2,868 (52.5%) female students at North Star Academy Charter School.

By race/ethnicity, 463 White (8.5%), 4,789 Black (87.7%), and20 Asian (0.4%) students are attending schools.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 0.9%	47	26	21
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2%	11	5	6
Asian 0.4%	20	11	9
Black 87.7%	4,789	2,262	2,527
White 8.5%	463	229	234
Two or More Races 2.4%	132	61	71
Total	5,462	2,594	2,868

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	6	1	5
Black	30	19	11
White	18	8	10
Two or More Races	3	1	2
Total	57	29	28

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	3	3	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	0	1
Black	483	318	165
White	52	32	20
Two or More Races	6	5	1
Total	545	358	187

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8	HS
All students 65%	65%	77%	81%	63%	66%	69%	59%	47%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students 50%	≥50%	*	***	*	***	*	*	***
Hispanic students 66%	66%	60-69%	80-89%	60-79%	60-69%	75-79%	60-64%	50-54%
Black students 65%	65%	77%	79%	61%	66%	68%	59%	46%
White students 75%	70-79%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	*	≥50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 22%	22%	30-39%	30-39%	11-19%	20-29%	11-19%	15-19%	20-24%
Economically disadvantaged students 65%	65%	77%	80%	62%	66%	69%	58%	47%
Limited English proficient students 20%	≤20%	*	***	*	***	*	*	<50%
Female students 68%	68%	80-84%	85-89%	60-64%	70-74%	70-74%	60-64%	49%
Male students 62%	62%	70-74%	75-79%	60-64%	60-64%	60-64%	55-59%	40-44%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	8	7	3	6	5	4
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 12%	35-39%	40-49%	20-29%	40-49%	20-29%	10-14%	30-39%
Foster Care Status	Data Protected for privacy
Limited English proficient students 50%	*	*	*	***	*	<50%	***
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
White students 50%	*	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%
All students 58%	82%	83%	68%	80%	74%	58%	83%
Black students 57%	83%	83%	69%	81%	74%	57%	83%
Male students 52%	80-84%	75-79%	60-64%	75-79%	70-74%	50-54%	75-79%
Female students 64%	85-89%	85-89%	75-79%	80-84%	75-79%	64%	90-94%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 50%	*	*	*	***	*	≥50%	***
Hispanic students 62%	75-79%	80-84%	50-59%	60-69%	40-59%	60-64%	80-89%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Economically disadvantaged students 58%	82%	82%	68%	79%	73%	58%	83%
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy

Teachers & Staffs

Total 607 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in North Star Academy Charter School and the students to teacher ratio is 9 to 1. 79.4% of teachers are certified. 57.8% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	607	Students per teacher: 9 to 1
Teachers who are certified	482	79.4%
Teachers who are not certified	125	20.6%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	141	23.2%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	115	18.9%
School counselors	11	Students per counselor: 497 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	-	-
Security guards	10	-
Nurses	12	-
Psychologists	1	-
Social workers	13	-