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Link Community Charter School

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Grades: Kindergarten–Grade 8
Students (2025–26): 394

Source: NJ Department of Education, 2025–26 fall enrollment. This is the total reported for the school or network, not the number of available seats.

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Enrollment contact: 973-642-0529 · admissions@linkschool.org

In-person help: In-person assistance during school hours and Mondays, 4-6 p.m. To schedule a campus visit, email eclarke@linkschool.org.

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Campuses (2)

230 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102

Link Community Charter School: Halsey Street Campus Grades 5-8

230 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102 973-642-0529 Hours: 7:45 AM - 3:00 PM
Link Community Charter School: Pennsylvania Avenue Campus Grades K-4

23 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark, NJ 07114 973-642-0529 Hours: Kindergarten: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM and Grades 1-4: 8:00 AM - 3:15 PM

Campus list from Link Community Charter School's website. Confirm campuses and grade openings with the school.

About this school

Link Community Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving kindergarten through 8th grade at two campuses in Newark. It opened in 1969 as an independent school and converted to a public charter school in 2014, building its program around core values of respect, responsibility, and integrity.

Programs and services reported by the school:

Two campuses by grade band: K–4 at 23 Pennsylvania Avenue and 5–8 at 230 Halsey Street.
High school placement: dedicated advising helps 8th graders apply to selective county magnet schools, district specialty schools, and private preparatory schools.
Enrichment: athletics, outdoor adventure programming, STEM electives, and summer camps and programs.

No tuition and no entrance exam. Enrollment coordinator Ms. Clarke can be reached at 973-494-1562 for application help, and the school holds regular open houses and private tours. Siblings of enrolled students receive priority in the Newark Common App lottery.

Program details above are reported by the school. Reported enrollment for 2025–26 is 394 students (NJDOE).

Uniform / dress code: Link Community Charter School: Halsey Street Campus: Top: Gray polo, Bottom: Gray slacks/gray and burgundy skirt

Link Community Charter School: Pennsylvania Avenue Campus: Top: Cardinal red polo shirt, Bottom: Gray slacks/burgundy and gray plaid skirt/jumper
Before / after school care: After school: Information on After School Care: Link offers an affordable After Care Program on site.
Transportation: All public elementary school students (grades K-8) who live more than two miles from their school and all public secondary school students (grades 9-12) who live more than two-and-a-half miles from their school are entitled to NJ Transit bus tickets. For more information: https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/departments/sba/operations/pupil-transportation/bus-tickets-faqs/. East Orange residents are bused by the East Orange School district. Orange and Irvington residents may apply to the NJDOE for transportation reimbursement.
Sports and activities: Basketball, cheerleading, soccer, volleyball (all co-ed); Girls on the Run development program

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