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Enrollment
1,540
Combined
STATE 934
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340007800487
Leap Academy University Charter School
130 North Broadway, CAMDEN, NJ 08102 · (856) 614-0400 · Camden County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,540 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
15.9:1
97 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,237 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 | 122 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 124 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (119).
Student demographics
47%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
33.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 9.6% |
% 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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
1,540
-17 (-1%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,540 | 97 | 15.9:1 | 80% (1,237) |
| 2023-24 | 1,553 | 102 | 15.2:1 | 76% (1,177) |
| 2022-23 | 1,557 | 106 | 14.7:1 | 87% (1,360) |
| 2020-21 | 1,557 | 105 | 14.8:1 | 85% (1,325) |
| 2017-18 | 1,540 | 103 | 14.9:1 | 77% (1,185) |
| 2015-16 | 1,436 | 111 | 12.9:1 | 84% (1,209) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 86% (720) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leap Academy University Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,540 to 1,540); teachers down 6% (103 to 97).
About Leap Academy University Charter School
Leap Academy University Charter School is a large school serving multiple grade levels based in CAMDEN, New Jersey. Its enrollment is 1,540 students, spread over kindergarten through 12. That compares with an average of about 934 students for combined schools in New Jersey.
Leap Academy University Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show Leap Academy University Charter School is 64% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 35% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 44 points above the 19% share among Camden County residents. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Leap Academy University Charter School are from different groups.
There are about 15.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Leap Academy University Charter School, which has 97. The average for combined schools in New Jersey is about 15.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 80%. For comparison, public schools in Camden County average 50%.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.2%. Leap Academy University Charter School scores 18.8%.
Looking at the county, Camden County, the median household earns about $88,755 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Camden County has 158 public schools with about 82,104 students, including Leap Academy University Charter School.
About 0.5 miles separate Leap Academy University Charter School from the closest public school, KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Leap Academy University Charter School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 18.8% versus a 12.9% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NCES lists Leap Academy University Charter School as a charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,540, starting from 1,557. The school's ratio increased from 14.8:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in CAMDEN
- Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.Combined · 2,873 students
- Camden's Promise Charter SchoolCombined · 2,457 students
- KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCombined · 2,280 students
- Camden Prep Inc.Combined · 1,498 students
- Octavius V. Catto Community Family SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Thomas H. Dudley Family SchoolElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation0.5 mi · 2,280
- Cooper's Poynt Family School0.6 mi · 381
- Hope Community Charter School0.8 mi · 115
- Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.1.0 mi · 2,873
- Martha F. Wilson Early Childhood Development Center1.1 mi · 306
- Forest Hill School1.2 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Leap Academy University Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leap Academy University Charter School?
Leap Academy University Charter School enrolls approximately 1,540 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Leap Academy University Charter School serve?
Leap Academy University Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Leap Academy University Charter School have?
Leap Academy University Charter School employs 97 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Leap Academy University Charter School?
Leap Academy University Charter School reports a student body of 0% White, 64% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Leap Academy University Charter School in?
Leap Academy University Charter School is part of LEAP Academy University Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.