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Academy Charter High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 22% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Academy Charter High School is a public charter high school located in Lake Como, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 173. The school is part of the Academy Charter High School District, which is ranked 535 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Academy Charter High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with rankings ranging from 282 to 398 out of 415-434 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages, with only 27.3% of 9th graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 2.9% proficient in Algebra I, compared to state averages of 49.9% and 20.3%, respectively. The school's graduation rate, ranging from 88.1% to 93.2%, is also slightly below the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Ocean Township High School, Point Pleasant Borough High School, and Manasquan High School generally perform better academically and have higher rankings than Academy Charter High School. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 8.76% to 27.41%, compared to 64.53% to 76.88% at Academy Charter High School.

166

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,358

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1725 Main Street
Lake Como, NJ 07719

(732) 681-8377

District: Academy Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

African American:

34.3%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 32nd-percentile peak (2022) to 22nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Jersey avg48%

339^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

535^th of 609Academy Charter High School 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	24.2	339 of 434	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	384 of 429	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	398 of 422	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	282 of 415	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.4	392 of 405	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	352 of 416	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	383 of 411	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	409 of 409	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	401 of 406	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	380 of 411	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	347 of 396	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	345 of 388	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	357 of 378	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	350 of 371	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	341 of 370	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	314 of 359	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.5	329 of 361	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	334 of 357	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	285 of 351	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	183 of 283	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	204 of 282	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	207 of 250	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	106 of 256	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	221 of 247	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	251 of 254	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	406 of 426	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	349 of 420	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	403 of 416	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	284 of 414	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	366 of 402	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	379 of 408	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	385 of 403	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	374 of 406	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	362 of 403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	322 of 385	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	204 of 382	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	351 of 374	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	257 of 364	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	236 of 368	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	370 of 377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	289 of 358	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	301 of 344	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.0	82 of 324	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	21.1	293 of 326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	378 of 426	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	388 of 419	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	358 of 414	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	317 of 410	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	397 of 402	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	379 of 407	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	359 of 405	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	280 of 359	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.9	83 of 344	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+7 vs state

Mathematics19%-39 vs state

Science7%-24 vs state

Algebra I3%-28 vs state

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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 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
Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1725 Main Street	Lake Como	07719	Monmouth County	Academy Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-8377	166	19	8.9	86.1%	5 (3.0%)	57 (34.3%)	99 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	24.2	339^th of 434 public high schools	21.9%		15.1	384^th of 429 public high schools	10.5%	45	88.1	19.0	7.3	27.3	2.9		2.9					$14,358	$1,119	$13,239
Wall High School	Public	9-12	1630 18th Ave	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2040	924	102	9.0	14.3%	767 (83.0%)	32 (3.5%)	95 (10.3%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	64.2	121^st of 434 public high schools	72.1%		52.9	182^nd of 429 public high schools	57.6%	61	88.6	72.4	39.2	65.0	26.7		26.2	33.9	32.3	91.5	91.5	$12,492	$100	$12,392
Communications High School	Public	9-12	1740 New Bedford Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 681-1010	295	30	9.8	2.4%	199 (67.5%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.5%)	33 (11.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.8%)	94.4	3^rd of 434 public high schools	99.3%		92.6	7^th of 429 public high schools	98.4%	4			89.9	97.6	92.3		92.3	81.3	81.3			$16,390	$333	$16,057
Neptune High School	Public	9-12	55 Neptune Boulevard	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	1,129	87	12.9	66.2%	172 (15.2%)	421 (37.3%)	456 (40.4%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	15.2	388^th of 434 public high schools	10.6%		16.7	376^th of 429 public high schools	12.4%	12	62.1	32.1	10.7	14.4	3.4	14.3	4.6	48.0	44.4			$11,210	$103	$11,107
Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	Public	9-12	2325 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 775-0058	300	21	14.2	2.0%	123 (41.0%)	9 (3.0%)	18 (6.0%)	135 (45.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	95.5	2^nd of 434 public high schools	99.5%		90.8	13^th of 429 public high schools	97.0%	11			90.8	92.7				87.6	87.6	100.0	100.0	$16,078	$350	$15,728
Manasquan High School	Public	9-12	167 Broad Street	Manasquan	08736	Monmouth County	Manasquan School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 528-8820	917	79	11.5	15.8%	726 (79.2%)	10 (1.1%)	153 (16.7%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	64.3	120^th of 434 public high schools	72.4%		67.9	107^th of 429 public high schools	75.1%	13		78.9	46.1	57.6	25.0		25.0	59.0	59.0	96.3	96.3	$13,060		$13,060
Asbury Park High School	Public	9-12	1003 Sunset Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2638	379	33	11.6	67.5%	5 (1.3%)	150 (39.6%)	218 (57.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21	355^th of 434 public high schools	18.2%		20.1	356^th of 429 public high schools	17.0%	1	66.3	39.5	16.5	10.9	13.6		13.6					$21,907	$332	$21,575
Point Pleasant Beach High School	Public	9-12	700 Trenton Avenue	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 899-1817	331	39	8.4	19.6%	269 (81.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (15.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	52.8	182^nd of 434 public high schools	58.1%		52.1	188^th of 429 public high schools	56.2%	6	86.7	69.9	25.3	47.0	22.0		21.7	25.9	25.0			$14,625	$369	$14,256
Ocean Township High School	Public	9-12	550 West Park Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5650	925	91	10.1	35.4%	507 (54.8%)	112 (12.1%)	226 (24.4%)	57 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	52.3	184^th of 434 public high schools	57.6%		47.1	214^th of 429 public high schools	50.1%	30	80.4	57.5	37.6	55.8	12.4		12.2	41.7	38.5			$11,226	$64	$11,162
Point Pleasant Borough High School	Public	9-12	830 Laura Herbert Dr	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 701-1900	831	78	10.6	15.8%	710 (85.4%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	57.2	162^nd of 434 public high schools	62.7%		65.3	123^rd of 429 public high schools	71.3%	39		73.6	41.5	50.0	25.2		24.3	54.4	54.4			$13,364	$41	$13,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Charter High School

What is the racial makeup of Academy Charter High School?

Students at Academy Charter High School are 60% Hispanic, 34% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Academy Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Academy Charter High School.

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Academy Charter High School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of New Jersey high schools.

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