📍 909 Broad Street, Newark, Essex County, 07102
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 2,012 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Great Oaks Legacy Charter School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School enrolls 2,012 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 101 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,880 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 6.4% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,573 of the school's 2,012 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,364 qualify for free lunch and 209 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Great Oaks Legacy 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.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is one of 1 schools in Great Oaks Legacy Charter School, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 2,171 students district-wide and employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,012 students, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is close to the district average of about 2,171 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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