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Principle Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Principle Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, serving 471 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Principle Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 525 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Principle Academy Charter School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 3rd graders was just 11.4%, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.08% to 90.87% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as Swift-Slaybaugh Complex, H Ashton Marsh, and the schools in the Pleasantville Public School District, Principle Academy Charter School consistently underperforms in academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better than the overall school, while the school struggles to support its male, Hispanic, and special education student populations.

434

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6718 E Black Horse Pike
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234

(609) 498-6350

District: Principle Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

37.3%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2018 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2018

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg46%

1,023^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2018

From bottom 17% (2018) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

525^th of 609Principle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1023 of 1347	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1154 of 1338	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1250 of 1342	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1247 of 1345	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1244 of 1317	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1140 of 1360	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1121 of 1353	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	133 of 463	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	242 of 469	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	371 of 463	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	396 of 494	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	397 of 456	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	289 of 522	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	232 of 517	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	124 of 597	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	307 of 559	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	341 of 499	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	412 of 489	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	390 of 411	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1039 of 1326	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1118 of 1317	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1182 of 1318	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1179 of 1326	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1159 of 1290	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1100 of 1331	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1115 of 1333	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	529 of 1032	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	723 of 989	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	793 of 982	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	817 of 953	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	792 of 896	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	780 of 899	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	453 of 870	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	531 of 1023	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	712 of 910	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	723 of 863	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	722 of 839	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	902 of 1318	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1100 of 1313	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1186 of 1315	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1213 of 1324	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1228 of 1297	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1097 of 1335	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1065 of 1334	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	924 of 1023	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	766 of 989	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	827 of 958	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	858 of 949	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	792 of 868	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-17 vs state

Science16%-15 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Principle Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6718 E Black Horse Pike	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Principle Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 498-6350	434	40	10.8	86.6%	14 (3.2%)	162 (37.3%)	243 (56.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	24.9	1023^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		14.4	1154^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.8%	131	15.5	15.9	42.0	40.3	40.0	11.4	34.3	34.5	27.2
Washington Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 W Washington Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	432	37	11.6	88.2%	5 (1.2%)	58 (13.4%)	362 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.6	1261^st of 1347 public elementary schools	6.4%		9.1	1253^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	6.8	9.8	18.2	26.1		24.1	14.9	18.9		$17,263	$1,063	$16,200
Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2499 Spruce Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 645-3550	677	49	13.8	70.8%	146 (21.6%)	82 (12.1%)	303 (44.8%)	92 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	16.5	1152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.8	1120^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.3%	32		24.7				28.1				$16,276	$1,047	$15,229
South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%		14	1165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	9.6	33.8	39.3	36.8		27.6	14.3	22.4		$15,724	$663	$15,061
North Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 North Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6887	318	38	8.4	84.9%	4 (1.3%)	113 (35.5%)	188 (59.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	19.9	1102^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.2%		18.7	1093^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	18.3%	9	6.5	38.5	41.8	26.2		38.4	29.5	14.3		$19,102	$779	$18,323
Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	457	50	9.1	26.3%	310 (67.8%)	8 (1.8%)	83 (18.2%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.8%)	63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.4	573^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	77		51.5	63.6			62.3	50.0			$10,405	$320	$10,085
Leeds Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Leeds Avenue	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6878	570	55	10.4	84.7%	15 (2.6%)	214 (37.5%)	311 (54.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	15.8	1162^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	13.7%		12	1207^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.8%	45	13.8	33.0	32.0	19.7		22.3	21.0	19.7		$14,104	$559	$13,545
H Ashton Marsh	Public	PK, KG-4	800 Irelan Ave	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	516	60	8.5	53.1%	226 (43.8%)	58 (11.2%)	168 (32.6%)	37 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	43	771^st of 1347 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.2	897^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.0%	126		51.3	45.1			51.4	33.0			$9,221	$942	$8,279
Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School	Public	4-5	2 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-2500	980	100	9.8	54.8%	385 (39.3%)	111 (11.3%)	300 (30.6%)	124 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)								(n/a)	22.2		38.5	37.2			30.3	28.0		$13,350	$1,076	$12,274
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,422	96	14.7	39.7%	749 (52.7%)	105 (7.4%)	332 (23.3%)	138 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	37.3	852^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.7	802^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	50		35.9				45.1				$12,373	$76	$12,297

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