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Academy Charter High School

Q: Is Academy Charter High School a good school?

Academy Charter High School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of New Jersey high schools.

Q: How many students attend Academy Charter High School?

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

Q: 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.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Academy Charter High School is a small charter school serving grades 9–12 in Lake Como, with 166 students. Its 2025–2026 results were below state levels in every reported subject, with the largest shortfall in 11th-grade NJGPA mathematics: 27% proficient, compared with 61% statewide, a 34-point gap.

The school’s strongest result relative to the state was ninth-grade Algebra I: 22% proficient, just 1 point below the state, though below the nearby-school average of 40%. Its weakest was NJGPA mathematics; its 27% was also below the nearby-school average of 59%. In fact, it scored below the nearby average in all six reported comparisons, although it was not the lowest in most. The listed Academy Charter High School district has the same test results as the school, so it provides no separate district benchmark.

Several NJSLA results have improved since 2022–2023: ninth-grade ELA rose 15 points, ninth-grade Algebra I rose 19 points, and science rose 9 points. NJGPA results have been less consistent: ELA fell from 88% in 2024–2025 to 55% in 2025–2026, while mathematics rose 4 points over three years but remains well below the state. Academy Charter High School was at the 17th percentile and earned 1 star in SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking, tied with Neptune High School and ahead of only Asbury Park High School among nearby schools. Its 8.9 student–teacher ratio was the area’s second-lowest, while 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the highest nearby figure for that measure. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Hispanic students rose to the 29th percentile in 2025–2026, above the overall 17th percentile, while its measure for African American students fell from the 35th to the 11th percentile. Graduation was a relative bright spot at 90% in 2024–2025, but chronic absenteeism was 22%, 7 points above the state.

166

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,905

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — <1st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg48%

362^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

566^th of 607Academy 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
2026	19.5	362 of 434	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.3	242 of 272	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.9	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.5	283 of 399	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.1	307 of 371	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.7	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-21 vs state

Mathematics27%-34 vs state

Algebra I22%-12 vs state

Science11%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 10th 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%)	19.5	362^nd of 434 public high schools	16.6%		24.2	339^th of 434 public high schools	21.9%	23	54.5	27.3	11.3	39.3	21.5		21.5							$22,905	$1,039	$21,866
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%)	70	92^nd of 434 public high schools	78.8%		64.2	121^st of 434 public high schools	72.1%	29	82.9	72.2	36.0	68.1	50.0		49.6	44.2		41.3	80.5		80.5	$19,532	$286	$19,246
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%)	89.5	19^th of 434 public high schools	95.6%		94.4	3^rd of 434 public high schools	99.3%	16			68.0	100.0	95.6		95.8	83.4		81.4	45.5		50.0	$12,491	$115	$12,376
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%)	19.9	360^th of 434 public high schools	17.1%		15.2	388^th of 434 public high schools	10.6%	28	62.9	37.0	15.6	30.1	10.0	7.7	9.9	13.0		10.7				$17,280	$559	$16,721
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%)	82	46^th of 434 public high schools	89.4%		95.5	2^nd of 434 public high schools	99.5%	44			88.7	97.3	92.8		92.8	67.6		65.0	50.0		50.0	$10,855	$10	$10,845
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%)	66.9	109^th of 434 public high schools	74.9%		64.3	120^th of 434 public high schools	72.4%	11	89.9	84.1	32.4	68.5	32.5		31.4	41.7		40.4	39.1		39.1	$16,602	$43	$16,559
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%)	8.5	415^th of 434 public high schools	4.4%		21	355^th of 434 public high schools	18.2%	60	46.4	22.2	1.2	17.1	6.4		6.2							$27,885	$832	$27,053
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%)	48.5	204^th of 434 public high schools	53.0%		52.8	182^nd of 434 public high schools	58.1%	22	82.1	61.4	21.8	52.2	33.3		30.6	29.4		27.8				$24,751	$561	$24,190
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%)	36.2	274^th of 434 public high schools	36.9%		52.3	184^th of 434 public high schools	57.6%	90	66.9	55.6	20.8	48.5	19.4		19.2	30.9		30.4				$16,203	$76	$16,127
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%)	43.5	238^th of 434 public high schools	45.2%		57.2	162^nd of 434 public high schools	62.7%	76		78.2	26.2	42.0	20.5		19.5	35.4		35.4				$17,212	$53	$17,159

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