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What clubs or activities at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School are worth joining?
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Enrollment
1,396
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL JERSEY COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340009000829
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
101 Mettlers Road, Somerset, NJ 08873 · (732) 649-3954 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,396 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
117 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
463 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 145 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 145 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 59% smaller than its 8th grade class (154).
Student demographics
68%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
68.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 61.2% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,396
+177 (+15%) vs 2020
+390% since 2010-11, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 1,396 | 116.7 | 12.0:1 | 33% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 1,357 | 83.7 | 16.2:1 | 28% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 1,288 | 97.7 | 13.2:1 | 27% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 1,219 | 94 | 13.0:1 | 20% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 50.4 | 11.9:1 | 18% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 44 | 9.6:1 | 28% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 45% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Jersey College Prep Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 133% (598 to 1,396); teachers up 132% (50.4 to 116.7).
About Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is a medium-sized combined-grade school based in Somerset, New Jersey. The school serves 1,396 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. The average among combined schools in New Jersey is roughly 934 students; this school is 49% bigger than that.
In federal data, the district for Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is the school itself.
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 18% Hispanic, 9% White, and 2% multiracial. In Somerset County overall, about 20% of residents are Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 116.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School and a ratio of 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for combined schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment.
On BeatsExpectations, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is 12.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Federal survey data for Somerset County show that the median household income is $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 84 public schools in Somerset County, enrolling about 51,276 students in all.
Nearest public school: Franklin High School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School climbed 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,219 to 1,396 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 12.0:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
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- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
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Nearby schools
- Franklin High School0.8 mi · 2,134
- Weston Elementary School2.1 mi · 404
- Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School2.5 mi · 613
- Elizabeth Avenue School2.6 mi · 541
- Roosevelt School2.6 mi · 213
- Sunnymead Elementary School2.7 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolHow large is Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School enrolls approximately 1,396 students in grades KG-12.
Is Central Jersey College Prep Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?
Student demographics at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School are roughly 9% White, 18% Hispanic, 23% Black, 47% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Central Jersey College Prep Charter School in?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is part of Central Jersey College Prep Charter School.
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