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Soaring Heights Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1 Romar Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305 · (201) 434-4800

Jersey City’s School Grade C− better than 18% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Soaring Heights Charter School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Romar Avenue, Jersey City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten24
Grade 148
Grade 225
Grade 325
Grade 425
Grade 525
Grade 650
Grade 725
Grade 825
Enrollment over time
272’20
270’21
270’22
273’23
272’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 34%Black 26%Hispanic 16%White 14%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Soaring Heights Charter School from Jersey City families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Jersey City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.