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Hope Academy Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

601 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 · (732) 988-4227

Asbury Park’s School Grade D− better than 2% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
309
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hope Academy Charter School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten32
Grade 121
Grade 236
Grade 344
Grade 436
Grade 540
Grade 643
Grade 734
Grade 823
Enrollment over time
256’20
260’21
273’22
281’23
309’24

Up 20.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 25%White <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hope Academy Charter School from Asbury Park families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Asbury Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.