Summary:
Pride Academy Charter School District has one school, Pride Academy Charter School, a New Jersey middle school serving Grades 5–8 with 300 students. In 2025–26, its average proficiency was 3 points above the state in mathematics, but 3 points below in ELA and 5 points below in science. Those averages hide sharp differences between grades: the most important takeaway is that students’ results vary much more by grade and subject than the schoolwide averages suggest.
Within the school, Grade 7 mathematics and Algebra I stand out, while Grade 6 ELA and mathematics are the clearest concerns. Grade 7 math proficiency was 66%, compared with 38% statewide—a 28-point advantage. Algebra I proficiency was 100% for both reported results, versus 40% statewide for the End-of-Course result and 75% for the Grade 8 comparison. In Grade 6, ELA was 27% versus 51% statewide, a 24-point shortfall, and math was 20% versus 40%, a 20-point shortfall. The school is the only one listed, so there are no school-to-school leaders or trailers to compare.
Mathematics and science moved closer to state results over time, while ELA’s position changed little. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the school’s average math proficiency rose from 33% to 40%, while the state average went from 36% to 37%; the school shifted from 3 points below the state to 3 points above. Science rose from 13% to 18% as the state average fell from 25% to 23%, narrowing the school’s shortfall from 12 points to 5. ELA fell from 53% to 50%, similar to the state’s decline from 56% to 53%, leaving the school about 2–3 points behind. In 2024–25, chronic absenteeism was 13%, below the state’s 14%; the student-teacher ratio was 16:1, and 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–25. These figures provide context, not an explanation for achievement results.
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