Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School

Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School, a medium-sized K-5 school in Willingboro, New Jersey, run under Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School, educates 356 students, covering grades K through 8.

Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School sits inside Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (83%). Other groups include 15% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Burlington County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.9%; actual is 23.1%, a gap of -16.8 points.

Across the wider county, Burlington County reports that median household income runs about $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is J.C.Stuart ECDC, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.5%.

Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School operates from a residential location. Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School has expanded 88%, going from 189 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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