North Star Academy Charter School
| North Star Academy Charter School of Newark | |
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 North Star Academy Charter School of Newark
North Star Academy Charter School of Newark
North Star Academy Charter School of Newark
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| Newark, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′33″N 74°10′12″W / 40.7425°N 74.170°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter school |
| Established | 1997 |
| Authority |
Uncommon Schools, Inc. New Jersey Department of Education |
| Faculty | 284.8 FTEs |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,403 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.9:1 |
| Color(s) |
Blue gray and white |
| Team name | Knights |
| Website | http://northstar.uncommonschools.org/ |
North Star Academy Charter School of Newark is a charter school located in Newark, New Jersey, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, that educates students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school was recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2010.
In 2004, North Star Academy College Preparatory High School graduated its first senior class consisting of 19 students, all of whom were accepted into accredited four-year universities.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,403 students and 284.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. There were 2,381 students (70.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 475 (14.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
North Star Academy has 13 campuses: six elementary schools, five middle schools (Clinton Hill, Vailsburg, Central Avenue, Downtown and West Side Park) and two high schools (Washington Park and Lincoln Park).
In 2000, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush toured the school, hailing it as an example of reform.
For the 2010 school year, the school was honored as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, the highest award granted to American schools.
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 11th in New Jersey and 507th nationwide.
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