Enrollment
253
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTERTECH HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS·NCES 340001900269
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
413 NEW ROAD, SOMERS POINT, NJ 08244 · (609) 926-7694 · Atlantic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C+Beats 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
6.2:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
189 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 | 60 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
10.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -20.7pp since 2023
Math
7.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.2% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 10.8% |
% 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
14.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts's state test result (14.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts this school | 253 | 74.7% | 14.0% |
| Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO | 390 | 65.6% | 5.7% |
| Innovation High School Jersey City | 301 | 69.8% | 31.0% |
| Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT | 632 | 69.5% | 11.9% |
| Essex County West Caldwell Tech West Caldwell | 353 | 66.0% | 36.8% |
| 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 Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #353 of 397 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #351 of 400 ▼ 26 | #9 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #380 of 395 ▼ 36 | #11 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #386 of 442 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.2:1 | #3 of 388 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #40 of 389 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #47 of 405 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #8 of 200 | #1 of 8 |
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
253
-128 (-34%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 253 | 41 | 6.2:1 | 75% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 42 | 7.8:1 | 70% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 43 | 8.6:1 | 73% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 40 | 9.5:1 | 73% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 38 | 9.4:1 | 73% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 38 | 8.9:1 | 57% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 24 | 11.7:1 | 47% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 1 | 188.0:1 | 21% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (359 to 253); teachers up 8% (38 to 41).
About Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is a very small high school in SOMERS POINT, New Jersey. It had 253 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is its own local education agency in federal data.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is Black, with 34% of students. Other groups include 33% Hispanic and 28% White. The county population is about 13% Black. The diversity index for Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 6.2:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is higher. Of all students at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts, 75% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Atlantic County, the average is 59%.
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public high schools.
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.0% is 11.3 points below the 25.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Atlantic County, the median household earns about $78,050 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Atlantic County has 77 public schools with about 41,964 students, including Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts.
Dawes Avenue Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is Suburb: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The school shrank from 381 students in 2020-21 to 253 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.2:1) than in 2020-21 (9.5:1).
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOMERS POINT
- Dawes Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Jordan Road Elementary SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- New York Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Dawes Avenue Elementary School0.6 mi · 341
- Jordan Road Elementary School0.7 mi · 339
- New York Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 4
- Seaview Elementary School1.0 mi · 444
- Belhaven Middle School1.6 mi · 347
- Mainland Regional High School1.8 mi · 1,160
Frequently asked questions
About Chartertech High School for the Performing ArtsHow large is Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts?
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts serve?
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts?
Approximately 6.2:1 students per teacher at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts?
At Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts, the student body is approximately 28% White, 33% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts public or private?
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts.
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