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Camden's Promise Charter School

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Camden's Promise Charter School is located in Camden, NJ and is in Camden's Promise Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 391 students in grades 5-8.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Camden's Promise Charter School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of New Jersey in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Camden's Promise Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2006, Camden's Promise Charter School had 10 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The New Jersey average is 12 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Camden's Promise Charter School's students and teachers. more

Camden's Promise Charter School District Spending

$15,496Per Pupil

The Camden's Promise Charter School spends $15,496 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 58% on instruction, 37% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Camden's Promise Charter School District

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Schools Nearby

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Woodrow Wilson High School 0.8 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Urban Promise Academy 0.9 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Jdt Christian Academy 1.5 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Camden County Technical-Pennsauken High School 1.7 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Camden High School 1.7 miles		1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Charter School
Grades 5-8
Camden's Promise Charter School District

Did not make AYP
see 2009 test scores

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Camden's Promise Charter School
879 Beideman Ave
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000

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About the NJASK

What is it?

The New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) is an annual test used to assess a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students are assessed in grades 3 through 7 in language arts literacy and math, and in grade 4 in science.

How is it Scored?

Students are rated at one of three levels: partially proficient, proficient, or advanced proficient. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

About the GEPA

What is it?

The New Jersey GEPA is used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade 8 academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

school

37%

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37%

state

65%

NJ ASK Results (2008)

Language Arts Literacy

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86%

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86%

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81%

NJ ASK Results (2008)

Math

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63%

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63%

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68%

NJ ASK Results (2008)

Science

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83%

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83%

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84%

NJ ASK Results (2008)

Language Arts

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33%

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33%

state

66%

NJ ASK Results (2009)

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Math

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36%

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36%

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78%

NJ ASK Results (2009)

Language Arts

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48%

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48%

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70%

NJ ASK Results (2009)

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Math

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36%

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36%

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71%

NJ ASK Results (2009)

Language Arts

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45%

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45%

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72%

NJ ASK Results (2009)

change 28%

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74%

district

74%

state

83%

NJ ASK Results (2010)

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3 out of 10

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 391

53% 47%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Camden's Promise Charter School had 89% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. New Jersey had 30% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

Hispanic

72%

Black

28%

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10:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Camden's Promise Charter School had 10 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Camden's Promise Charter School

I really like the good things that I here about this school. I'm actually interested in enrolling my daughter into this school even though she already goes to Freedom Academy.

Submitted by a Parent on Aug 13, 2011

Camden's Promise Charter School

Very great school

Submitted by a Parent on Nov 2, 2010

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About the NJASK

What is it?

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About the GEPA

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Which Grades and Subjects?

How is it Scored?

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