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BRICK Achieve Middle School

BRICK Achieve Middle School, nominated by NewSchools Venture Fund, is an elementary/middle school in Newark, New Jersey, that describes itself as a public charter school serving learners from a primarily urban area.

Location Newark, New Jersey

Governance Public Charter School

Grades Elementary, Middle

Students 251

Locale Urban

Principal Janelle Hampton

Demographics

Percentage of students*

11%

English Learners

95%

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 74%

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino 20%

White

2+ Races

Why BRICK Achieve Middle School was nominated

We believe that students will achieve their full potential when students are given access to rigorous grade-level instruction, strong focus on relationships and social-emotional learning, and wrap-around-community supports where needed.

Student experience design

Cater to the whole child Connect families with wrap-around services Guided by the Science of Reading/Science of Learning principles Culture of Belonging MLL and Special Needs programming

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

Community And Workforce Partnerships

5+ years

Culturally Responsive Practices

5+ years

High Quality Instructional Materials

5+ years

SEL Curriculum

5+ years

Tutoring

3-4 years

All Practices

Adaptive Learning Software

Student Advisories

AI Literacy

Family And Community Support Services

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Extended Learning Time

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Individual Learner Profiles

Individual Learning Paths

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Performance Based Assessment

Restorative Practices

SEL Integration School-wide

Service Learning

Students Access Their Own Data

Trauma-informed Practices

key reasons for innovating

Address systemic inequities

Better support a specific population of students

Better support economically disadvantaged students

Better support multilingual students

Better support students experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness

Better support students with disabilities

Improve academic achievement

Date Updated: 4/1/2026

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.