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Freedom Prep Charter School

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Summary

Freedom Prep Charter School is an alternative public charter school in Camden, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. With a diverse student population, the school faces significant challenges, particularly when compared to nearby alternative schools in the area.

One of the most concerning issues is the school's relatively low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 38.0% to 47.1% over the past five years. This is significantly lower than the nearby Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. (74.9%) and Camden's Promise Charter School (94.2%). Additionally, Freedom Prep Charter School has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.7% in 2016-2017 to 58.1% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby schools mentioned.

Academically, Freedom Prep Charter School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments, is significantly lower than the state and nearby schools. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 1.8% to 20.4%, compared to the state's 42% to 55.7%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 11.7%, compared to the state's 17.8% to 45.9%. The school also serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.14% to 72.38% over the past three years, which is higher than the nearby Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. (91.84%) and Camden's Promise Charter School (87.35%).

743

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Atlantic AVE
Camden, NJ 08104

(856) 962-0766

District: Freedom Prep Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.4%

African American:

35.5%

American Indian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (7% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (39% vs 91%)

!Dropout rate above the New Jersey average (5% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

New Jersey avg40%

Not ranked this year

Freedom Prep Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	5.3	1317 of 1342	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1317 of 1345	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1210 of 1317	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1265 of 1360	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1245 of 1353	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	1277 of 1352	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	1309 of 1346	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	1327 of 1357	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	1235 of 1363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	1252 of 1367	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	1313 of 1363	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	1357 of 1360	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	1342 of 1354	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	1289 of 1346	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	1173 of 1338	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.3	1277 of 1329	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	16.1	426 of 463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	402 of 494	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	275 of 456	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	383 of 522	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	322 of 517	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	448 of 489	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	301 of 411	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	379 of 463	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	392 of 434	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	5.3	1271 of 1318	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1250 of 1326	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1186 of 1290	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1248 of 1331	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1208 of 1333	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	909 of 982	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	884 of 953	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	849 of 896	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	737 of 899	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	742 of 870	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	795 of 910	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	765 of 863	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	721 of 948	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	816 of 942	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	1247 of 1315	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1274 of 1324	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1171 of 1297	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1195 of 1335	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1205 of 1334	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	873 of 958	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	885 of 949	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	581 of 868	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	842 of 1007	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	866 of 1001	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	719 of 748	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	731 of 745	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	592 of 652	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	650 of 745	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	645 of 716	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	597 of 712	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	640 of 713	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	614 of 713	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	639 of 717	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	587 of 704	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	649 of 677	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	642 of 684	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	636 of 677	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	592 of 664	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	558 of 640	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	574 of 631	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	326 of 361	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	324 of 356	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	198 of 291	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	209 of 326	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	230 of 326	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	708 of 720	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	700 of 726	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	586 of 625	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	600 of 703	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	602 of 680	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	554 of 587	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	561 of 591	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	422 of 480	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	449 of 524	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	444 of 504	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	471 of 568	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	468 of 549	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	404 of 541	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	404 of 522	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	670 of 718	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	714 of 730	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	552 of 635	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	624 of 697	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	614 of 675	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	500 of 505	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	529 of 535	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	326 of 401	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	474 of 492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	427 of 471	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	402 of 422	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	377 of 415	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	358 of 405	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	356 of 416	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	152 of 256	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	130 of 247	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	137 of 254	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	144 of 266	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	26 of 101	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	23.5	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	142 of 146	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	402 of 416	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	387 of 414	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	332 of 402	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	386 of 408	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	359 of 403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	361 of 382	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	280 of 374	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	334 of 364	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	350 of 368	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	8.4	339 of 344	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	293 of 324	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	296 of 326	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	340 of 347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	340 of 345	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	374 of 410	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	358 of 402	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	370 of 407	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	354 of 405	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	17.5	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	316 of 349	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	232 of 355	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)13th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)17th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

African American (2022)41st percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)35th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2022)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)8th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)5th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts10%-42 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

Algebra I5%-24 vs state

Science1%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A.E. Burling Elementary School	Public		3600 Harris Avenue	Pennsauken	08105	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 662-1923																			(n/a)	$12,804	$472	$12,332

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Students at Freedom Prep Charter School are 61% Hispanic, 36% African American, 1% American Indian.

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How many students attend Freedom Prep Charter School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 743 students attended Freedom Prep Charter School.

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English Language Learner

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African American

Female

Hispanic

Low Socio Economic Status

Male

Special Education

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English Language Learner

Female

Hispanic

Low Socio Economic Status

Male

Special Education

Schools Near Freedom Prep Charter School

A.E. Burling Elementary School

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