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Camden's Promise Charter School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Charter

879 Beideman Ave, Camden, NJ 08105 · (856) 365-1000

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

Directions
Students
2,457
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Camden's Promise Charter School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts29%
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 ↗

879 Beideman Ave, Camden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten180
Grade 1183
Grade 2176
Grade 3182
Grade 4184
Grade 5198
Grade 6196
Grade 7195
Grade 8174
Grade 9193
Grade 10190
Grade 11172
Grade 12174
Enrollment over time
2,202’20
2,244’21
2,363’22
2,440’23
2,457’24

Up 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 13%White <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Camden's Promise 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.