Camden Academy Charter High School is a four-year public charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Camden, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is part of Camden's Promise Charter School and operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education.Charter Schools-Camden County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 25, 2019.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,457 students and 202.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1. There were 1,978 students (80.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 265 (10.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Camden'S Promise Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
Awards, recognition and honors The school was the 249th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
Athletics The Camden Academy Charter High School Cougars compete independently of any league or conference and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.Camden Promise Charter School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020. With 505 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020. Interscholastic sports offered by the school include baseball, basketball (men and women), softball and volleyball (men and women), and swim (men and women).
Administration The school's co-principals are Dara Ash and Kent Edwards. The core administration team includes two vice principals.Staff, Camden Academy Charter High School. Accessed January 20, 2026.
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External links Camden Academy Charter High School
Data for Camden Academy Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics