Hope Academy Charter School

Hope Academy Charter School, a tight-knit elementary school in ASBURY PARK, New Jersey, operated by Hope Academy Charter School, hosts 309 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Hope Academy Charter School sits inside Hope Academy Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Hope Academy Charter School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 25% Black. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hope Academy Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 15.9%, the actual is 22.0%, a residual of +6.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Monmouth County) records that median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Hope Academy Charter School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hope Academy Charter School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hope Academy Charter School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 24.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. As a public charter, Hope Academy 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 ticked up 41%: 219 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 56% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Hope Academy Charter School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.