Phillip's Academy Charter School District

342 Central Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 575 students in Phillip's Academy Charter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Phillip's Academy Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
1 School
834 Schools
# Students
575 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

District Rank

Phillip's Academy Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Definition of Terms 2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#378 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
≤20%
26%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
40-59%
47%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.22
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
56 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
36%
# Black Students
506 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
88%
19%
# White Students
1 Student
153,847 Students
% White Students
n/a
34%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
59
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
82
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
81
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
41
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
43
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
41
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
36
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
18,759

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,141 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,689 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart display total revenue of Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$8 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart display total spending of Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$15,141
$27,348
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$14,689
$26,228
This chart display average spending per public school student in Phillip's Academy  Charter   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Phillip's Academy Charter School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Philip's Charter School
Charter School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
342 Central Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 624-0644
Grades: PK-8
| 575 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 1 school
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 575 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 100%
  • : Bottom 50% in NJ
  • : ≤20% (Btm 50%)
  • : 40-59% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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