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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP: COOPER NORCROSS A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION·NCES 340077703307

KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

525 Clinton Street, Camden, NJ 08103 · (973) 622-0905 · Camden County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,280 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,280
Combined
STATE 934
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
125 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
2,216 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
167
Grade 1
183
Grade 2
173
Grade 3
174
Grade 4
177
Grade 5
193
Grade 6
207
Grade 7
220
Grade 8
227
Grade 9
161
Grade 10
180
Grade 11
111
Grade 12
107
Student demographics
White
20%
STATE 37%
Hispanic
95842%
STATE 35%
Black
1,22854%
STATE 14%
Asian
10%
STATE 10%
Two+
894%
STATE 3%
Native American
20%
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
1,21453%
Female
1,06647%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
27.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,280
+1,160 (+104%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.6:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
42%
was 35%
% Black
54%
was 58%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation operates as a well-populated all-grades campus in Camden, New Jersey, one of the schools within KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation. Current enrollment sits at 2,280 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 934 students each, so KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation sits 144% bigger than that benchmark.

KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation sits inside KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation records that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 13.0%, the actual is 19.4%, a residual of +6.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Camden County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,755 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Camden County's 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hope Community Charter School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 11.3%.

KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation's enrollment has rose 104% since 2018, when it stood at 1,120 (now 2,280). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 35% to 42%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Camden County at a glance

View full county profile
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
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
District
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
Address
525 Clinton Street, Camden, NJ 08103
Phone
(973) 622-0905
County
Camden County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
2,280
Teachers (FTE)
125
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
2,216 (97%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
340077703307
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
What is the total enrollment at KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation?
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation enrolls approximately 2,280 students in grades KG-12.
Is KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation.
How diverse is KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation?
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation reports a student body of 0% White, 42% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation?
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation is overseen by KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation in Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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