Enrollment
166
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 340004800335
Academy Charter High School
1725 MAIN STREET, LAKE COMO, NJ 07719 · (732) 681-8377 · Monmouth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
143 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 28% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
2.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 2.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 9.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy Charter High School
Academy Charter High School's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Charter High School this school | 166 | 86.1% | 13.2% |
| Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark | 275 | 88.0% | 10.9% |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD | 357 | 77.3% | 26.0% |
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield | 358 | 78.2% | 14.2% |
| STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges South Orange | 180 | 71.1% | 73.1% |
| American History High School NEWARK | 386 | 78.5% | 10.7% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy Charter High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #358 of 397 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.9% | #387 of 400 ▼ 52 | #31 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #320 of 395 ▲ 38 | #26 of 31 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #396 of 442 | #32 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #12 of 405 | #1 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
166
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 166 | 18.5 | 9.0:1 | 86% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 17 | 10.2:1 | 77% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 19 | 9.5:1 | 69% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 18 | 8.9:1 | 78% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 17 | 10.1:1 | 84% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 86% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 58% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 167 | 1 | 167.0:1 | 65% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy Charter High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (171 to 166); teachers up 9% (17 to 18.5).
About Academy Charter High School
Academy Charter High School is the name of a small high school in LAKE COMO, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 166 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students, so this school is 82% smaller than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Academy Charter High School's enrollment is 60% Hispanic. Next come 34% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Hispanic among all Monmouth County residents. By the diversity index, Academy Charter High School comes in at 52%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.0:1, with 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Academy Charter High School is 86%. Compared with the 29% average for public schools in Monmouth County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Academy Charter High School is C. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Academy Charter High School's results are 5.8 points below predicted: 13.2% against 19.0%.
Census estimates describe Monmouth County this way: median household income is about $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 186 public schools in Monmouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,053.
The closest public school, West Belmar Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Academy Charter High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Academy Charter High School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Academy Charter High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Academy Charter High School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 160 to 166.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- West Belmar Elementary School0.4 mi · 171
- Belmar Elementary0.5 mi · 400
- H W Mountz Elementary School1.0 mi · 130
- Spring Lake Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 292
- Avon Elementary School1.4 mi · 112
- Wall High School1.7 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About Academy Charter High SchoolHow many students attend Academy Charter High School?
Academy Charter High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Academy Charter High School serve?
Academy Charter High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Academy Charter High School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Academy Charter High School.
How diverse is Academy Charter High School?
Academy Charter High School reports a student body of 3% White, 60% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Academy Charter High School public or private?
Academy Charter High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Academy Charter High School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.