Summary:
Atlantic Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Atlantic Community Charter School district in Galloway, New Jersey. With a total enrollment of 330 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population facing substantial socioeconomic disadvantages.
Atlantic Community Charter School has ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools for the past three years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, the school scored 21.9% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42%. Additionally, the school faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 46.0%, which may contribute to its academic struggles.
The student population at Atlantic Community Charter School is predominantly African American (66.97%) and Hispanic (25.45%), with a very high percentage (93.33%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. This raises concerns about equity and access to quality education for underrepresented groups in the area. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, the consistently low performance and socioeconomic challenges suggest that the school may face staffing and resource challenges in providing a quality education to its students.
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