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Link Community Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

23 Pennsyvania Ave, Newark, NJ 07114 · (973) 642-0529

Newark’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
343
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Link Community Charter School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 35% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.3%

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

Location

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23 Pennsyvania Ave, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten20
Grade 146
Grade 241
Grade 342
Grade 540
Grade 647
Grade 753
Grade 854
Enrollment over time
254’20
320’21
339’22
358’23
343’24

Up 35% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 13%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%White <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Link Community Charter School from Newark 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; Newark’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.