📍 45 59 Hayes Street, Newark, Essex County, 07103
New Horizons Community Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Horizons Community Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Horizons Community Charter School enrolls 381 students across grades K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 311 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 18% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 381 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Horizons Community Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
New Horizons Community Charter School is one of 1 schools in New Horizons Community Charter School, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 370 students district-wide and employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 381 students, New Horizons Community Charter School is close to the district average of about 370 students per school.
View the full New Horizons Community Charter School profile →
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near New Horizons Community Charter School.
Find vacancies →