📍 201 Bergen Street, Newark, Essex County, 07103
LEAD Charter School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LEAD Charter School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 39.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. The four-year graduation rate is 42%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LEAD Charter School enrolls 196 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 39.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 156 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 20% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 196 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
LEAD 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.
LEAD Charter School is one of 1 schools in LEAD Charter School, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 333 students district-wide and employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 196 students, LEAD Charter School is smaller than the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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