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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN PREP INC.·NCES 340077603299

Camden Prep Inc.

1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave, Camden, NJ 08104 · (856) 379-4488 · Camden County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,498 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,498
Combined
STATE 934
Student : Teacher
99.9:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,402 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
77
Grade 1
113
Grade 2
122
Grade 3
107
Grade 4
125
Grade 5
158
Grade 6
166
Grade 7
158
Grade 8
141
Grade 9
125
Grade 10
98
Grade 11
53
Grade 12
55
Student demographics
White
70%
STATE 37%
Hispanic
54937%
STATE 35%
Black
89960%
STATE 14%
Two+
342%
STATE 3%
Native American
40%
STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
40%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
77051%
Female
72749%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
39.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,498
+909 (+154%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
99.9:1
was 19.0:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
37%
was 5%
% Black
60%
was 93%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Camden Prep Inc.

Camden Prep Inc., a heavily attended all-grades campus in Camden, New Jersey, run under Camden Prep Inc., works with 1,498 students, covering grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 934 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Camden Prep Inc. sits inside Camden Prep Inc., the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Camden Prep Inc. lists that Black students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder looks like 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 99.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at Camden Prep Inc. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Camden Prep Inc. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.9%, the actual is 24.1%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Camden County) logs that median household income runs about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), Camden Prep Inc. is one campus in the mix.

Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Camden Prep Inc.. On composite proficiency, Camden Prep Inc. comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 11.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Camden Prep Inc. has increased 154%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 1,498 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 93% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 99.9:1 in 2025.

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Camden County at a glance

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Population
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students

Quick facts

School name
Camden Prep Inc.
District
Camden Prep Inc.
Address
1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave, Camden, NJ 08104
Phone
(856) 379-4488
County
Camden County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
1,498
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
99.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
1,402 (94%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
340077603299
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Camden Prep Inc.
What is the total enrollment at Camden Prep Inc.?
Camden Prep Inc. enrolls approximately 1,498 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Camden Prep Inc. serve?
Camden Prep Inc. serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Camden Prep Inc.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camden Prep Inc. is approximately 99.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Camden Prep Inc.?
Student demographics at Camden Prep Inc. are roughly 0% White, 37% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Camden Prep Inc. public or private?
Camden Prep Inc. is a public K-12 school, overseen by Camden Prep Inc..
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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