Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
15 James St
Newark NJ, 07102, Essex County
Phone: 973-297-1275
Ranking: 
(1,650 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*
(1,650 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 8 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 331 | 328 | 282 | 239 | 192 | 144 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 56 | 16.9% | 64 | 19.5% | 47 | 16.7% | 48 | 20.1% | 48 | 25.0% | 48 | 33.3% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 41 | 12.4% | 33 | 10.1% | 49 | 17.4% | 47 | 19.7% | 48 | 25.0% | 48 | 33.3% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 37 | 11.2% | 48 | 14.6% | 44 | 15.6% | 48 | 20.1% | 48 | 25.0% | 48 | 33.3% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 47 | 14.2% | 45 | 13.7% | 47 | 16.7% | 48 | 20.1% | 48 | 25.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 40 | 12.1% | 47 | 14.3% | 47 | 16.7% | 48 | 20.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 35 | 10.6% | 43 | 13.1% | 48 | 17.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 36 | 10.9% | 48 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 39 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 156 | 47.1% | 152 | 46.3% | 131 | 46.5% | 110 | 46.0% | 83 | 43.2% | 58 | 40.3% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 175 | 52.9% | 176 | 53.7% | 151 | 53.5% | 129 | 54.0% | 109 | 56.8% | 82 | 56.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 12 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 3.1% | 6 | 4.2% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 313 | 94.6% | 310 | 94.5% | 282 | 100.0% | 234 | 97.9% | 186 | 96.9% | 138 | 95.8% |
| White: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 231 | 69.8% | 214 | 65.2% | 177 | 62.8% | 159 | 66.5% | 124 | 64.6% | 97 | 67.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 31 | 9.4% | 39 | 11.9% | 32 | 11.3% | 32 | 13.4% | 27 | 14.1% | 31 | 21.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.39 | 17.26 | 15.67 | 11.95 | 9.10 | 18.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 47.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.1% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.1% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 48.9% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 51.0% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 68.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 55.3% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 29.2% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 42.6% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 42.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 22.2% | 59.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.0% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 46.8% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 31.1% | 78.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 75.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 91.5% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 89.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 25.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 39.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 30.3% | 61.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 51.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 45.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 54.6% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 46.2% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 46.1% | 78.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 35.7% | 65.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 35.7% | 63.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.