Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School is the sole school in the Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School District, which serves grades K-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school is struggling to provide a high-quality education, as evidenced by its consistently low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas, as well as its high chronic absenteeism rate.

The school's English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly below the state averages, ranging from 20.5% to 41.5% in ELA and 2.6% to 41.5% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 43.6% to 53.9% and 19.4% to 47.6%, respectively. The school's Science proficiency rates are also extremely low, with only 3.1% of 5th graders and 4.7% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 27.5% and 18.8%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is likely contributing to the low academic performance.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1, which should be beneficial for student learning, and its above-average spending per student of $10,336, the data suggests that other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may be contributing to the poor performance. Furthermore, the school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 75.26% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which can present additional challenges in terms of academic support and resources.