Atlantic Community Charter School

Atlantic Community Charter School is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Galloway, New Jersey, overseen by Atlantic Community Charter School, serveing 333 students in grades K through 8.

Atlantic Community Charter School is a school of Atlantic Community Charter School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Atlantic Community Charter School reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Atlantic Community Charter School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Atlantic County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Atlantic Community Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.0%; this one delivers 14.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Atlantic County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Atlantic County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), Atlantic Community Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Smithville Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Atlantic Community Charter School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. As a public charter, Atlantic Community Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 333 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 84% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Atlantic Community Charter School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.