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Camden Big Picture Learning Academy

Q: Is Camden Big Picture Learning Academy a good school?

Camden Big Picture Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 4.8% of New Jersey high schools.

Q: How many students attend Camden Big Picture Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Camden Big Picture Learning Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Camden Big Picture Learning Academy?

Students at Camden Big Picture Learning Academy are 67% African American, 31% Hispanic.

Public Grades 7-12

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Camden Big Picture Learning Academy is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Camden, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 160 students. The school is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Camden Big Picture Learning Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates well below 50% in most subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had only 20.7% proficiency in 9th grade ELA and 5% proficiency in Algebra I, compared to state averages of 49.9% and 38.2%, respectively. In contrast, nearby schools like Haddon Township High School and Gloucester City High School have significantly higher proficiency rates, often exceeding 50-60% in core subjects.

The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 65-92% in recent years, lower than the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 1-10% compared to the state average of around 1%. These challenges are not unique to Camden Big Picture Learning Academy, as nearby schools like Eastside High School and Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School have similar graduation and dropout rates, suggesting systemic issues within the Camden City School District.

150

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,730

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1875 Park Boulevard
Camden, NJ 08103

(856) 966-5122

District: Camden City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.3%

Hispanic:

31.3%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (5% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg49%

413^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Camden City School District

606^th of 609Camden City School District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	2.2	745 of 745	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	709 of 716	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	712 of 712	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	413 of 434	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	412 of 429	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	374 of 422	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	383 of 415	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	351 of 405	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	395 of 416	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	405 of 411	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	390 of 409	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	406 of 406	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	322 of 411	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	354 of 396	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	344 of 388	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	358 of 378	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	335 of 371	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	298 of 370	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	286 of 359	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	225 of 283	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	253 of 282	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	175 of 250	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	244 of 256	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	213 of 247	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	244 of 254	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	244 of 266	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	421 of 426	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	394 of 420	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	400 of 416	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	414 of 414	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	325 of 402	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	399 of 408	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	384 of 403	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	332 of 403	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	324 of 385	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	349 of 382	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	212 of 374	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	292 of 364	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	341 of 368	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	371 of 377	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	332 of 358	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	312 of 324	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.8	107 of 326	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.7	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	341 of 345	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	421 of 426	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	405 of 419	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	313 of 414	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	368 of 410	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	361 of 402	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	374 of 407	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	393 of 405	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	18.3	343 of 355	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

African American (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-29 vs state

Mathematics15%-43 vs state

Algebra I5%-26 vs state

Science3%-29 vs state

Geometry0%-54 vs state

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by a student
Monday, June 25, 2012

I graduated from MetEast High School on June 23, 2011. It is a GREAT high school! I'm in college now! :) Close Quote

Schools Near Camden Big Picture Learning Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (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 (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	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
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-2500	179	24	7.6	57.0%	2 (1.1%)	106 (59.2%)	69 (38.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	374^th of 434 public high schools	13.8%		7.8	417^th of 429 public high schools	2.8%	43	71.1	15.6		19.5	8.8		8.8							$20,795	$2,939	$17,856
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1875 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5122	150	19	8.1	49.3%	1 (0.7%)	101 (67.3%)	47 (31.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	413^th of 434 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	412^th of 429 public high schools	4.0%	1	82.1	15.4	2.6	20.7	5.6		5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				$25,730	$4,249	$21,481
Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	209	30	7.0	46.9%	1 (0.5%)	121 (57.9%)	83 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	12.8	403^rd of 434 public high schools	7.1%		13.2	389^th of 429 public high schools	9.3%	14		22.6	13.0	17.7	8.1		8.1	0.0	6.5	4.4		23.1	23.1	$23,954	$3,240	$20,714
Camden High School	Public	9-12	1700 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5100	425	48	8.9	54.4%	2 (0.5%)	224 (52.7%)	193 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5.7	433^rd of 434 public high schools	0.2%		6	423^rd of 429 public high schools	1.4%	10	37.8	11.6	3.2	5.7	0.0		0.0	0.0	3.2	2.0				$31,060	$3,774	$27,286
Camden Virtua	Public	5-12	1000 Atlantic Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 541-9212	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
A.E. Burling High School	Public	6-12	3600 Harris Avenue	Pennsauken	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8505	49	8	6.1	85.7%	3 (6.1%)	14 (28.6%)	31 (63.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	3100 Federal Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5300	512	53	9.6	37.3%	3 (0.6%)	145 (28.3%)	363 (70.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	430^th of 434 public high schools	0.9%		5.2	426^th of 429 public high schools	0.7%	4	15.1		3.9	6.0	1.4		1.3							$20,818	$3,228	$17,590
Collingswood High School	Public	9-12	424 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5701	761	56	13.5	46.6%	337 (44.3%)	122 (16.0%)	236 (31.0%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	48.1	213^th of 434 public high schools	50.9%		49.1	207^th of 429 public high schools	51.7%	6	78.6	56.7	29.6	44.6	28.6	0.0	19.5	55.5		54.0				$11,007	$433	$10,574
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken	Public	9-12	6008 Browning Road	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1040	786	71	11.0	77.9%	96 (12.2%)	153 (19.5%)	504 (64.1%)	25 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	42.3	251^st of 434 public high schools	42.2%		41.7	249^th of 429 public high schools	42.0%	2		63.9	33.0	52.4	22.9		22.9				37.6		37.6	$15,466	$1,511	$13,955
Haddon Township High School	Public	9-12	406 Memorial Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7750	609	48	12.7	19.5%	477 (78.3%)	25 (4.1%)	64 (10.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	63.4	129^th of 434 public high schools	70.3%		69.3	105^th of 429 public high schools	75.5%	24	86.8	64.8	42.6	57.5	27.6	14.3	25.9	80.6		80.6				$15,679	$444	$15,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Camden Big Picture Learning Academy

What is the racial makeup of Camden Big Picture Learning Academy?

Students at Camden Big Picture Learning Academy are 67% African American, 31% Hispanic.

How many students attend Camden Big Picture Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Camden Big Picture Learning Academy.

Is Camden Big Picture Learning Academy a good school?

Camden Big Picture Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 4.8% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Camden Big Picture Learning Academy in?

Camden City School District

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