The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct

The The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct in New Jersey consists of a single elementary school, The Ethical Community Charter School, which serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 380 students.

The Ethical Community Charter School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 577th out of 1,317 New Jersey elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 935th out of 1,342 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars out of 5 during this period. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the NJSLA, is generally below the state average across various grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (49.21%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite these challenges, The Ethical Community Charter School has a diverse student population, with 34.74% Asian, 27.11% White, 20.79% Hispanic, 10.79% African American, 0.53% Native American, and 5.53% two or more races. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the state average, may be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,303, which is below the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 20 is higher than the recommended ratio for elementary schools.