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KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

1154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Alternative Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey alternative schools

Summary

KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation is an alternative public charter school serving 2,247 students in grades K-12 in Camden, New Jersey. The school stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 90.9% to 91.3% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. However, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates of around 45%, which are still lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like Westampton Campus and Bankbridge Regional School, KIPP: Cooper Norcross has higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. But when it comes to academic performance on standardized tests, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally fall below the state average and lag behind nearby charter schools like Camden's Promise Charter School, Camden Prep Inc., and Leap Academy University Charter School.

KIPP: Cooper Norcross serves a predominantly low-income student population, with around 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school spends $12,672 per student, which is lower than the nearby alternative schools but higher than the nearby charter schools. Additionally, KIPP: Cooper Norcross has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of around 17-19, which is higher than the nearby alternative and charter schools.

2,280

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,672

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Clinton Street
Camden, NJ 08103

(973) 622-0905

District: KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.9%

Hispanic:

42.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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Compare KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2022 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (74% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

1,154^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 14% (2025)

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Middle school

547^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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High school

415^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

From bottom 7% (2024) to bottom 4% (2025)

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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	16.5	1154 of 1347	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1176 of 1338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1263 of 1342	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1268 of 1345	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1216 of 1317	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1232 of 1360	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1192 of 1353	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1230 of 1352	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	253 of 463	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	326 of 469	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	375 of 463	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	385 of 494	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	278 of 456	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	284 of 522	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	276 of 517	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	389 of 597	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	395 of 559	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	395 of 499	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	283 of 489	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.9	411 of 411	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	282 of 463	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	340 of 434	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1019 of 1326	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1049 of 1317	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1187 of 1318	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1197 of 1326	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1170 of 1290	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1166 of 1331	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1176 of 1333	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	656 of 1032	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	677 of 989	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	816 of 982	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	824 of 953	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	795 of 896	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	757 of 899	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	689 of 870	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	733 of 1023	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	603 of 939	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	735 of 910	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	720 of 863	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	690 of 948	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	754 of 942	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1157 of 1318	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1193 of 1313	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1227 of 1315	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1240 of 1324	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1180 of 1297	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1214 of 1335	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1131 of 1334	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	868 of 1023	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	810 of 989	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	810 of 958	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	850 of 949	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	750 of 868	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	815 of 1007	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	919 of 1001	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	547 of 752	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	554 of 743	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	626 of 748	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	638 of 745	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	599 of 652	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	640 of 745	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	545 of 716	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	524 of 712	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	149 of 359	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	138 of 352	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	206 of 361	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	206 of 356	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	191 of 291	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	189 of 326	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	129 of 326	60.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	161 of 343	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	111 of 320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	125 of 288	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	90 of 270	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	166 of 197	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	150 of 227	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	498 of 728	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	542 of 717	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	605 of 720	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	650 of 726	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	564 of 625	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	599 of 703	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	548 of 680	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	373 of 608	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	387 of 589	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	479 of 587	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	520 of 591	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	443 of 480	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	435 of 524	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	383 of 504	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	337 of 613	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	314 of 584	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	417 of 568	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	399 of 549	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	377 of 541	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	543 of 726	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	536 of 719	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	589 of 718	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	609 of 730	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	578 of 635	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	594 of 697	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	468 of 675	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	444 of 507	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	353 of 510	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	471 of 505	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	463 of 535	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	356 of 401	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	433 of 492	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	439 of 471	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	415 of 434	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	397 of 429	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	265 of 283	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	145 of 215	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	87 of 191	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	408 of 426	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	379 of 420	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	376 of 406	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	373 of 403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	353 of 377	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	320 of 358	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	401 of 419	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	268 of 359	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	259 of 361	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)45th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)58th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

Algebra I6%-25 vs state

Science4%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th 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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Clinton Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	2,280	125	18.2	97.2%	2 (0.1%)	1,228 (53.9%)	958 (42.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (3.9%)								(n/a)	52.1	19.8	4.8	3.4	4.4	20.6	32.5	16.4	33.5	32.1	35.6	14.7	29.9	39.5	18.4	19.4	24.3	28.4		6.0		6.0						$12,672	$1,819	$10,853
Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,540	97	15.8	80.3%	3 (0.2%)	538 (34.9%)	979 (63.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)								(n/a)	79.8	44.0	7.3	0.8	6.5	22.1	23.0	36.2	55.0	44.1	25.7	30.8	33.6	5.7	18.0	6.6	13.2	3.4	30.3	18.8		21.7	22.7		22.7			$10,261	$1,120	$9,141
Camden Prep Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden Prep Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-4488	1,498	15	99.8	93.6%	7 (0.5%)	899 (60.0%)	549 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	34 (2.3%)								(n/a)	52.3	13.3	5.9	3.1	10.9	36.9	53.1	35.0	44.7	36.2	42.2	24.8	55.7	42.6	17.4	12.5	17.5	3.5	42.8	12.1		21.8						$11,619	$2,969	$8,650
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,873	196	14.6	95.2%	30 (1.0%)	544 (18.9%)	2,222 (77.3%)	16 (0.6%)	17 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.5%)								(n/a)	52.8	29.7	6.9	6.7	8.8	32.5	36.1	25.7	30.9	40.6	40.4	13.9	32.0	28.5	21.3	20.2	20.5	1.8	53.4	6.1	0.0	18.3	0.0		4.3			$14,663	$1,185	$13,478
Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,457	202	12.1	91.3%	15 (0.6%)	312 (12.7%)	2,115 (86.1%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)								(n/a)	54.4	43.2	9.9	4.1	10.0	25.4	38.8	29.6	46.2	38.9	29.9	18.6	28.1	25.1	18.1	12.3	16.9	5.3	57.9	2.8	7.7	14.0	10.0	0.0	2.4	30.2	29.6	$8,782	$947	$7,835
Cherry Hill Regional School	Public, Alternative	1-12	210 Evesham Rd	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 795-0282	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bankbridge Regional School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	870 Bankbridge Road	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 415-7755	479	93	5.1	16.5%	230 (48.0%)	113 (23.6%)	106 (22.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)								(n/a)																												$45,735	$3,076	$42,659
Westampton Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 Pioneer Blvd	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Burlington County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 261-5600	440	92	4.7	21.4%	165 (37.5%)	141 (32.0%)	86 (19.5%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)								(n/a)																												$39,628		$39,628

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