Learning Community Charter School, Jersey City NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Learning Community Charter School

Learning Community Charter School is a public charter school in Jersey City, serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates as a single-school district, meaning the charter school functions as its own district, separate from the larger Jersey City public school system. The school is located on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, in a section of the city that sits between the Journal Square and West Side neighborhoods.

The student body is diverse. An Asian student population makes up the largest single group, followed by White, Hispanic, and Black students, with smaller numbers of students who identify with two or more races. More than a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a mix of economic backgrounds within the school. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the source material, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how those populations are served and what support structures exist.

Academically, the school shows notable strength in English language arts. Across the tested grades, proficiency rates are solid and climb sharply in the upper grades. By seventh and eighth grade, a very large majority of students meet or exceed state standards in reading and writing. Math performance is more uneven. In fourth grade, proficiency dips noticeably before recovering in later grades, with seventh grade math also showing a strong result. Overall, when combining all tested subjects and grades into a single measure, the school’s performance places it in the top quarter of all districts in Hudson County, a positive sign for families weighing academic outcomes.

Science results present a softer picture. In both fifth and eighth grade, the share of students scoring proficient is lower than what the school achieves in math and ELA. This is a gap a parent may want to follow up on, especially if their child is interested in STEM pathways later in middle school. Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no high school course offerings such as Advanced Placement or career-technical programs apply here.

The school operates in Jersey City, a dense, fast-growing urban environment where the waterfront has become a major financial center and neighborhoods range from high-rise Downtown districts to more residential enclaves like the Heights and Greenville. The city is well-connected by PATH trains and ferries to Manhattan, and its housing market reflects that proximity, with home values and rents that are high relative to national averages. For a family living in or considering Jersey City, Learning Community Charter School offers a pre-K through middle school option that is distinct from the traditional district school system, with a notably strong record in literacy and overall proficiency that stands out within the county.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 580%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 785%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 890%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Science

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

This schoolThe Learning Community Charter School, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income84%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income76%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income90%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income65%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income75%Higher-income90%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income79%Higher-income100%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income74%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income50%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income74%34 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income65%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income54%Higher-income78%24 pp gap