Atlantic Community Charter School

Atlantic Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Atlantic Community Charter School District, located in Galloway, New Jersey. With a total enrollment of 344 students, the school's academic performance is significantly below the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school has a high percentage of students (95.35%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, has been declining over time. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 2.9% for 8th graders to 14% for 3rd graders, compared to state averages of 20.7% to 49.8%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is often linked to lower academic achievement.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, its academic performance is consistently and significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's low spending per student, at $10,242 for the 2018-2019 school year, may be a contributing factor to its poor academic performance. As a charter school within the Atlantic Community Charter School District, which is ranked 580 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, the performance of Atlantic Community Charter School may have broader implications for the district as a whole.