Camden Academy Charter High School
| Camden Academy Charter High School | |
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| Address | |
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250 Federal Street , , 08103 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°56′38″N 75°07′32″W / 39.9437881°N 75.1255898°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter public high school |
| Motto | The Passport to the Future |
| Established | 2001 |
| Sister school | Camden's Promise, Camden's Pride, Katz Dalsey Academy |
| School district | Camden Charter School Network |
| NCES School ID | 340078503390[1] |
| Principal | Dara Ash |
| Faculty | 209.0 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,440 (as of 2023–24)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.7:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Black White and Burgundy[2] |
| Team name | Cougars[2] |
| Newspaper | The Daily Claw |
| Website | www |
Camden Academy Charter High School is a four-year public charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Camden, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is part of Camden's Promise Charter School and operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education.[3]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,440 students and 209.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1. There were 1,889 students (77.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 317 (13.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and honors
[edit]The school was the 249th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".[4]
Athletics
[edit]The Camden Academy Charter High School Cougars compete independently of any league or conference and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[2][5] With 505 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.[6] Interscholastic sports offered by the school include baseball, basketball (men and women), softball and volleyball (men and women),[2] and swim (men and women).
Administration
[edit]The school's principal is Dara Ash.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e School data for Camden'S Promise Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Camden Promise Charter School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ Charter Schools-Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 25, 2019.
- ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- ^ Staff, Camden Academy Charter High School. Accessed November 11, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Camden Academy Charter High School
- School Performance Report for Camden Academy Charter High School, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for Camden Academy Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics
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