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Hope Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hope Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Asbury Park, New Jersey, serving 281 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Hope Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 546 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hope Academy Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts ranged from 24.4% to 65.2%, while the state average was 44.9% to 57.1%. In NJSLA/Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 22%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. The school's performance on NJSLA-S/Science is also very low, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 7.5%, compared to the state average of 19% to 30.1%.

Interestingly, the nearby Shark River Hills Elementary School, Wanamassa Elementary School, and Gables Elementary School generally perform better academically than Hope Academy Charter School, with higher proficiency rates on standardized tests and higher school rankings. Additionally, Hope Academy Charter School serves a much more economically disadvantaged student population, with 92.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the nearby schools, which have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

309

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,849

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Grand Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712-6656

(732) 988-4227

District: Hope Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

African American:

24.9%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,175^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

546^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

546^th of 609Hope Academy Charter 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1175 of 1347	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1128 of 1338	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1024 of 1342	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1101 of 1345	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1051 of 1317	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	943 of 1360	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1034 of 1353	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	1009 of 1352	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	1068 of 1346	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	1203 of 1357	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.5	1213 of 1363	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	1229 of 1367	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	1214 of 1363	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1241 of 1360	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.1	1281 of 1354	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	1252 of 1346	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	1280 of 1338	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	1225 of 1329	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1111 of 1314	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	1265 of 1303	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1267 of 1298	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.6	1133 of 1204	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	269 of 463	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	356 of 469	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	334 of 463	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	380 of 494	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	351 of 456	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	204 of 522	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	237 of 517	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	323 of 559	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	299 of 489	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1133 of 1326	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1072 of 1317	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1034 of 1318	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1037 of 1326	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	940 of 1290	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1080 of 1331	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1074 of 1333	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	757 of 1032	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	660 of 989	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	523 of 982	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	813 of 953	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	401 of 896	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	372 of 899	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	270 of 870	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	794 of 1023	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	457 of 910	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	366 of 839	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	326 of 942	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1112 of 1318	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1095 of 1313	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1009 of 1315	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1085 of 1324	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	944 of 1297	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	843 of 1335	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	990 of 1334	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	812 of 1023	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	931 of 989	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	778 of 958	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	546 of 752	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	498 of 743	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	471 of 748	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	583 of 745	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	440 of 652	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	506 of 745	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	509 of 716	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	563 of 712	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	584 of 713	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	589 of 713	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	630 of 717	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	598 of 704	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	576 of 677	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	623 of 684	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	601 of 677	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	553 of 664	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	553 of 640	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	545 of 631	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	615 of 615	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	540 of 599	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	232 of 359	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	226 of 352	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	290 of 356	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	218 of 291	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.2	89 of 326	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	531 of 728	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	392 of 717	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	550 of 720	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	678 of 726	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	450 of 625	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	301 of 703	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	383 of 680	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	417 of 608	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	308 of 589	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	262 of 587	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	357 of 591	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	146 of 480	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	214 of 524	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	263 of 504	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	340 of 613	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	116 of 568	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	195 of 467	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	523 of 726	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	563 of 719	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	391 of 718	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	579 of 730	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	355 of 635	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	485 of 675	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-14 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

Science5%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	309	27	11.6	91.9%	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.9%)	230 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15	1175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.8%		16.2	1128^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.7%	47	7.5	0.0	24.4	40.0	32.5	42.9	45.5	65.2	22.0	2.8	20.0	0.0	12.1	17.4	$7,849	$1,067	$6,782
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Monroe Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2660	443	43	10.3	80.1%	21 (4.7%)	201 (45.4%)	207 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$23,480	$410	$23,070
Bradley Elementary School	Public	3-6	1100 Third Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-3100	345	44	7.9	81.4%	12 (3.5%)	163 (47.2%)	160 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	5.6	1316^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.4	1312^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	4	1.3		13.0	12.6	6.7	15.6			8.8	8.0	7.7	13.3			$18,986	$346	$18,640
Midtown Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Corlies Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	437	44	9.9	90.2%	16 (3.7%)	154 (35.2%)	251 (57.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	7.3	1291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.5	1263^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.6%	28	1.9		12.8	23.3	28.5				11.9	6.5	11.5				$13,354	$919	$12,435
Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	193	30	6.4	64.8%	58 (30.1%)	12 (6.2%)	118 (61.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	43.8	759^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.7%		35.6	858^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.9%	99	35.7	25.0	26.7	75.0	50.0	59.1	63.2	68.8	33.3	40.0	35.7	20.9	26.4		$15,320	$1,194	$14,126
Wanamassa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Bendermere Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5700	356	38	9.4	15.4%	278 (78.1%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (14.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	81	272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.8%		77	321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	76.0%	49			81.3	75.5					71.5	54.4					$8,896		$8,896
Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	16.5	1155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.3	1180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.8%	25	10.8		15.4	32.0	45.9				12.8	22.0	27.0				$12,304	$927	$11,377
Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	264	34	7.8	56.1%	59 (22.3%)	79 (29.9%)	105 (39.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	21	1080^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.8%		15.9	1131^st of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	51	14.3	3.2	25.0	12.0	52.4	24.1	0.0	23.3	41.7	16.0	42.9	10.0	0.0	3.8	$16,187	$742	$15,445
Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	160	20	7.8	26.3%	117 (73.1%)	11 (6.9%)	18 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	33.2	906^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.7%		37.6	828^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.1%	78	15.0	13.4	52.9	50.0	63.2	47.1	77.8	73.4	41.2	10.5	15.0	17.6	88.9		$16,125	$562	$15,563
Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	112	18	6.2	14.3%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	83.4	226^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.2%		57	581^st of 1338 public elementary schools	56.6%	355		46.2	73.3	84.6				100.0	60.0	69.2					$17,400	$587	$16,813

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Hope Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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Students at Hope Academy Charter School are 74% Hispanic, 25% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Hope Academy Charter School.

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