Principle Academy Charter School

Principle Academy Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-6 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school faces significant challenges, as its performance metrics, particularly test scores and statewide rankings, are consistently well below state averages.

Principle Academy Charter School serves a predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population, with 52.33% Hispanic and 41.95% African American students, and 87.08% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.2%, which is much higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently low, ranging from 9.6% to 30% in ELA and 5.7% to 12.7% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 42% to 53.2% in ELA and 34.3% to 45.9% in Mathematics.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, Principle Academy Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of New Jersey elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1244 and 1250 out of 1,317 to 1,345 schools over the past three school years. This suggests that the school has struggled to improve its academic outcomes over time, and significant intervention and support will be needed to address the challenges faced by this Principle Academy Charter School.