Link Community School, Newark, NJ -- Student Achievement Highlights

Link Community School
120 Livingston Street
Newark, NJ 07103
Tel 973-642-0529
Fax 973-642-1978
admission@linkschool.org
development@linkschool.org

Student Achievement Highlights

Academic growth as measured by CTB Terra Nova scores (grade mean equivalent):

Class of 2007 Testing	Reading (expected)	Language (expected)	Math (expected)	Overall (expected)
7th Grade Pre-Test (July 2005, arriving at Link)	6.3 (7.0)	5.9 (7.0)	6.6 (7.0)	6.4 (7.0)
7th Grade Post-Test (May 2006, completing 1st year at Link)	9.1 (7.8)	7.7 (7.8)	8.3 (7.8)	8.4 (7.8)
Growth during 7th Grade	2.8 (.8)	1.8 (.8)	1.7 (.8)	2 (.8)
8th Grade Post-Test (May 2007, completing 2nd year at Link)	9.3 (8.8)	9.7 (8.8)	9.5 (8.8)	9.5 (8.8)
Growth during 8th Grade	1.9 (.8)	1.9 (.8)	4.1 (.8)	2.6 (.8)
Cumulative Growth over 2 years at Link	3.0 (1.8)	3.8 (1.8)	2.9 (1.8)	3.1 (1.8)

Record of high school acceptances, since 1999:

American History HS‡	The Loomis Chafee School, CT	Science Park High School‡
Arts High School‡	Marist High School, Bayonne	Seton Hall Prep, West Orange
Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth	Marylawn of the Oranges Academy, South Orange	Solebury School, PA
Berkshire School, MA	Mercersberg Academy, PA	South Kent School, CT
Blair Academy, Blairstown	Milton Hershey School, PA	St. Andrew's School, DE
Bloomfield Tech, Bloomfield	Miss Porter's School, CT	St. Anthony's HS, Jersey City
The Canterbury School, CT	Montclair Kimberley Academy, Montclair	St. Benedict's Prep, Newark
Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall, MA	Morristown-Beard School, Morristown	St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City
Christ the King Prep, Newark	Mother Seton Regional HS, Clark	St. George's School, RI
Collegiate High School, Newark	Mount St. Dominic Academy, Caldwell	St. Mary's HS, Jersey City
Cushing Academy, MA	Mount St. Mary Academy, Watchung	St. Mary of the Assumption HS, Elizabeth
Dana Hall School, MA	Newark Academy, Livingston	St. Patrick's HS, Elizabeth
Delbarton School, Morristown	Newark Tech‡	St. Paul's School, NH
Emma Williard School, NY	Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit	St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City
Episcopal School, VA	Oldfields School, Maryland	St. Vincent Academy, Newark
Essex Vocational School, Newark	Oratory Prep, Summit	Stoneleigh-Burnham, MA
The Ethel Walker School, CT	The Peddie School, Hightstown	The Taft School, CT
The George School, PA	Perkiomen School, PA	Technology High School‡
Groton School, MA	Phillips Exeter Academy, NH	Trinity-Pawling School, NY
The Hill School, PA	The Pingry School, Martinsville	Union Catholic Regional HS, Scotch Plains
Hudson Catholic HS, Jersey Cit	Purnell School, Pottersville	University High School‡
Immaculate Conception HS, Montclair	Queen of Peace High School, Rutherford	Westminster School, CT
Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair	The Raban Gap School, GA	Westover School, CT
		‡ Competitive Newark Magnet School

Record of high school graduation and college enrollment, Class of 2003:

Out of 58 graduates, the most recent high school graduating Linkers, we have reached 43 alumni to determine that 41 or 95% graduated high school, 2 or 5% are continuing in a fifth year of high school.
Of these high school graduates, 41 or 100% are continuing their studies at a college or university having enrolled in:

Alan Hancock College	Fairleigh Dickenson University (2)	Seton Hall University
Benedict College of Claflin University	Howard University	St. Peter's College (3)
Bloomfield College (2)	King's College	The College of NJ
Chatham College	Morehouse College	University of Hartford
Centenary College (2)	Morgan State University (2)	University of Maryland - Eastern Shore (5)
College of Holy Cross	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Villanova University
Delaware State University (2)	Ramapo College	Widener University
Duquesne University	Richard Stockton College of NJ (2)	William Paterson University
Essex County Community College (2)	Rutgers University	Williams College
		Xavier University