Leap Academy University Charter School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Camden, New Jersey

Leap Academy University Charter School in Camden, New Jersey enrolled 1,540 students in 2024-25 with 97.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey median of 10.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

1,557 students in 2022-23, 1,553 students in 2023-24, 1,540 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 106.0 to 97.0.

Students enrolled at Leap Academy University Charter School by school year2022-23: 1,557, 2023-24: 1,553, 2024-25: 1,54005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5572023-241,5532024-251,540
Students enrolled at Leap Academy University Charter School by school year2022-23: 1,557, 2023-24: 1,553, 2024-25: 1,54005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5572023-241,5532024-251,540
Students enrolled at Leap Academy University Charter School by school year2022-23: 1,557, 2023-24: 1,553, 2024-25: 1,54005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5572023-241,5532024-251,540
Students enrolled at Leap Academy University Charter School by school year2022-23: 1,557, 2023-24: 1,553, 2024-25: 1,54005001k1.5k2k2022-231,5572023-241,5532024-251,540
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,557106.014.7
2023-241,553102.015.2
2024-251,54097.015.9

15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 New Jersey schools of this kind

Among the 103 New Jersey schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 15.9; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 10.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 15.9; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 10.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 15.9; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 10.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Jersey other schools, 2024-25103 values from 3.1 to 99.9; This school 15.9; state median 10.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 10.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Leap Academy University Charter School enrolled 1,585 students and reported no counselor; it reported 240 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions240
  • Chronically absent23.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.6% of students were Hispanic, 34.9% Black, 1.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.6%
  2. Black34.9%
  3. Two or more races1.0%
  4. White0.2%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Leap Academy University Charter School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%19%48.6%
Math, 2022-238%7% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 127 students in Leap Academy University Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more90.5%
Students in the class127127106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Camden

3 public schools of this kind in Camden report 2024-25 enrollment; Leap Academy University Charter School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Leap Academy University Charter School1,54015.975.2%
Freedom Prep Charter School74319.657.9%
Early Childhood Development Center3068.444.1%

All public schools in Camden →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Leap Academy University Charter School

  1. KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.5 miles away: 2,280 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.The next nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 2,873 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Leap Academy University Charter School with KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much LEAP Academy University Charter School spends per student$19,999 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,999
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyLeap Academy University Charter School is the number 11 by size of 109 New Jersey schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#11 of 109
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.2 for schools of this kind.15.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Leap Academy University Charter School

  1. How many students attend Leap Academy University Charter School?
    1,540 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,557 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Camden, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Leap Academy University Charter School?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for schools of this kind is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Leap Academy University Charter School a Title I school?
    Leap Academy University Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Leap Academy University Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Leap Academy University Charter School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Leap Academy University Charter School?
    95% or more of the 127 students in Leap Academy University Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Leap Academy University Charter School in?
    LEAP Academy University Charter School, NCES district ID 3400078. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340007800487 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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