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Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Somers Point, New Jersey, with a student population of 327. The school is part of the Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts District, which is ranked 588 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 300-400 out of over 400 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 10.2% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 0% of 10th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I and 7.4% proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I End of Course. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is around 1%, on par with the state average.

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts significantly underperforms compared to nearby public high schools, such as Absegami High School, Oakcrest High School, and Egg Harbor Township High School, which all have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and overall rankings. Despite the school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts continues to underperform academically, suggesting challenges in effectively allocating its resources and staffing to support student learning and achievement.

253

Students ?

6.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,908

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

413 New Road
Somers Point, NJ 08244

(609) 926-7694

District: Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.4%

Hispanic:

33.2%

White:

28.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg48%

392^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

588^th of 609Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	392 of 434	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	382 of 429	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	371 of 422	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	344 of 405	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	350 of 416	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	300 of 415	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	300 of 411	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.5	244 of 409	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	291 of 406	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.8	318 of 411	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	327 of 396	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.8	258 of 388	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.9	274 of 378	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	278 of 371	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	309 of 370	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	288 of 359	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	303 of 361	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	275 of 357	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.2	207 of 351	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.5	257 of 348	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.2	236 of 343	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	269 of 283	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	235 of 282	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	232 of 250	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	252 of 256	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	233 of 247	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	207 of 254	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	181 of 266	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	382 of 426	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	385 of 420	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	377 of 416	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	373 of 414	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	336 of 402	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	366 of 408	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	338 of 403	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	361 of 406	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	360 of 403	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	371 of 385	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	295 of 382	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	329 of 374	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	350 of 364	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	255 of 368	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	351 of 377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	310 of 344	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	260 of 324	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	298 of 326	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	301 of 347	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	268 of 345	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	390 of 426	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	368 of 419	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	343 of 414	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	302 of 410	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	344 of 402	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	373 of 407	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	352 of 405	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.0	305 of 361	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	166 of 339	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	291 of 344	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	248 of 333	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	221 of 349	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	190 of 355	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	280 of 347	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	304 of 345	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	269 of 335	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	295 of 335	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	218 of 336	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	265 of 340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+49 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-34 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Algebra I7%-24 vs state

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

This is such a unique school. The school is small, so every teacher knows every student. The teachers genuinely care about the students, and help them succeed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	413 New Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-7694	253	41	6.1	74.7%	72 (28.5%)	87 (34.4%)	84 (33.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	14.5	392^nd of 434 public high schools	9.7%		15.3	382^nd of 429 public high schools	11.0%	10	61.2	24.2	16.6	10.2	9.5	0.0	7.4						$12,908	$881	$12,027
Mainland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1301 Oak Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Mainland Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-4151	1,160	96	12.1	26.6%	721 (62.2%)	56 (4.8%)	255 (22.0%)	64 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.5%)	46.5	227^th of 434 public high schools	47.7%		60	144^th of 429 public high schools	66.4%	83		74.7	25.2	43.5	20.5		20.5	55.3		55.3			$16,480	$184	$16,296
Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,106	126	8.7	15.0%	958 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	97 (8.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	58.2	153^rd of 434 public high schools	64.7%		70.1	100^th of 429 public high schools	76.7%	53		76.2	35.9	68.1	26.1		26.0	43.9		40.9	64.2	56.3	$10,624		$10,624
Egg Harbor Township High School	Public	9-12	24 High School Drive	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 653-0100	2,279	205	11.1	51.6%	875 (38.4%)	242 (10.6%)	689 (30.2%)	332 (14.6%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	133 (5.8%)	38.9	272^nd of 434 public high schools	37.3%		38.5	264^th of 429 public high schools	38.5%	8	75.2	51.2	32.2	40.9	15.6		15.6	38.6		38.6	96.4	96.4	$13,344	$101	$13,243
Atlantic Regional School	Public	9-12	2562 Tilton Rd	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 645-6748	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	701 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6900	997	74	13.4	72.6%	10 (1.0%)	283 (28.4%)	680 (68.2%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	8.8	422^nd of 434 public high schools	2.8%		11.2	405^th of 429 public high schools	5.6%	17	54.7	21.6	5.1	10.9	4.2		4.1						$16,528	$509	$16,019
Atlantic City High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Albany Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7300	1,731	150	11.5	83.0%	90 (5.2%)	554 (32.0%)	759 (43.8%)	292 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	22 (1.3%)	12.4	406^th of 434 public high schools	6.5%		14.7	386^th of 429 public high schools	10.0%	20	47.8	20.8	16.2	24.2	10.1	3.0	9.4		0.0	9.1			$12,812	$472	$12,340
Atlantic County High School	Public	9-12	4805 Nawakwa Boulevard	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 625-5663	112	7	16.0	45.5%	36 (32.1%)	33 (29.5%)	36 (32.1%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)													$15,670		$15,670
Atlantic County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	5080 Atlantic Avenue	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 625-2249	1,852	150	12.3	62.6%	549 (29.6%)	271 (14.6%)	779 (42.1%)	134 (7.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (5.7%)	48.2	212^th of 434 public high schools	51.2%		50.9	196^th of 429 public high schools	54.3%	16	86.3	60.1	34.1	46.9	19.1		19.1	46.4		46.4			$8,517	$636	$7,881
Oakcrest High School	Public	9-12	1824 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 909-2600	949	84	11.2	66.3%	289 (30.5%)	298 (31.4%)	263 (27.7%)	54 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	21.8	349^th of 434 public high schools	19.6%		23.3	337^th of 429 public high schools	21.4%	12	77.4	34.8	15.4	14.1	3.9		3.8	30.4		30.4			$10,231	$216	$10,015

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Students at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts are 34% African American, 33% Hispanic, 28% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 9.7% of New Jersey high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts.

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