Enrollment
309
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340007600483
Hope Academy Charter School
601 GRAND AVENUE, ASBURY PARK, NJ 07712 · (732) 988-4227 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
284 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 39% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
38%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
39.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
12.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 12.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 13.4% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Hope Academy Charter School
Hope Academy Charter School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Academy Charter School this school | 309 | 91.9% | 22.0% |
| Central Elementary School Orange | 369 | 86.7% | N/A |
| Nelson Mandela Elementary School Newark | 256 | 87.1% | 35.6% |
| iPrep Academy School No 8 Elizabeth | 397 | 90.2% | 29.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 ELIZABETH | 392 | 88.0% | 12.8% |
| Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51 ELIZABETH | 310 | 83.5% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Hope Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,097 of 1,290 | #80 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #1,247 of 1,319 ▼ 42 | #89 of 93 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #940 of 1,319 ▲ 35 | #81 of 93 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #1,069 of 1,562 | #74 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #796 of 1,390 | #77 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #1,085 of 1,392 | #66 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #41 of 1,481 | #1 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.1% | #36 of 545 | #2 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
309
+53 (+21%) vs 2020
+60% since 2010-11, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 309 | 26.5 | 11.7:1 | 92% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 29.5 | 9.5:1 | 93% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 25.5 | 10.7:1 | 86% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 25 | 10.2:1 | 91% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 22.5 | 9.7:1 | 93% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 91% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 18 | 10.7:1 | 84% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (219 to 309); teachers up 18% (22.5 to 26.5).
About Hope Academy Charter School
Hope Academy Charter School runs as a small elementary school in ASBURY PARK, New Jersey. The school serves 309 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for Hope Academy Charter School is the school itself.
At Hope Academy Charter School, Hispanic students make up 74% of the student body. The school is also 25% Black. That is higher than the 13% Hispanic share among all Monmouth County residents. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hope Academy Charter School counts 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.7 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
allk12 grades Hope Academy Charter School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New Jersey, Hope Academy Charter School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.0% actual against a predicted 15.9%.
In the county around the school, Monmouth County, the median household income is $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 186 public schools in Monmouth County, enrolling about 91,053 students in all.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School is the public school closest to Hope Academy Charter School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hope Academy Charter School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Hope Academy Charter School as a charter school.
Federal data show a 21% enrollment gain, from 256 in 2020-21 to 309 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.2:1 to 11.7:1.
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Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ASBURY PARK
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Asbury Park High SchoolHigh · 379 students
- Bradley Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School0.1 mi · 443
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School0.6 mi · 195
- Bradley Elementary School0.6 mi · 345
- Midtown Community Elementary School0.7 mi · 437
- Asbury Park High School0.8 mi · 379
- Bradley Beach Elementary School1.2 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Hope Academy Charter SchoolHow large is Hope Academy Charter School?
Hope Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades KG-08.
Is Hope Academy Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hope Academy Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Hope Academy Charter School have?
Hope Academy Charter School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hope Academy Charter School?
At Hope Academy Charter School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 74% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Hope Academy Charter School in?
Hope Academy Charter School is part of Hope Academy Charter School.
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