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Hope Community Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

836 S. 4th Street, Camden, NJ 08103 · (856) 379-3448

Camden’s School Grade D− better than 1% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
115
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hope Community Charter School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

836 S. 4th Street, Camden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten10
Grade 115
Grade 214
Grade 312
Grade 418
Grade 512
Grade 614
Grade 711
Grade 89
Enrollment over time
132’20
147’21
133’22
142’23
115’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 46%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Community Charter School from Camden 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; Camden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.