Best Public Schools in Lake Como, NJ

Summary:

The city of Lake Como, New Jersey has only one public high school, the Academy Charter High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, a declining statewide ranking, and a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Academy Charter High School has a small enrollment of 180 students and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention. However, the school's test scores are significantly below the statewide averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.3% to 26% in NJSLA/English Language Arts, NJSLA/Algebra I, and NJSLA-S/Science. The school's four-year graduation rate is 91.1%, and its dropout rate is 1.2%, but its chronic absenteeism rate is high at 16.6%.

The school's district rank is 587 out of 613 in New Jersey, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, dropping from 282 out of 415 high schools in 2021-2022 to 381 out of 426 high schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 69.44%, indicating a student population with significant economic challenges. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $14,358.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)	NJSLA Algebra I (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 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	173	17	10.1	76.9%	5 (2.9%)	56 (32.4%)	109 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	13.5	381^st of 426 public high schools	10.6%		11.1	398^th of 422 public high schools	5.7%	17	6.3	26.0	9.3	9.3	$14,358	$1,119	$13,239

Cities Near Lake Como

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wall	0.64 mi	7	125^th
Sea Girt	1.87 mi	2	40^th
Spring Lake	2.03 mi	2	32^nd
Neptune	2.42 mi	9	423^rd
Belmar	2.57 mi	1	266^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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