LEAP Academy University Charter School
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549 Cooper Street (Upper) 639 Cooper Street (Lower) Camden, NJ 08105 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public charter school |
| Established | 1997 |
| Faculty | 105.1 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,378 (as of 2014-15)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.1:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue[2] |
| Team name | Lancers[2] |
| Website | School website |
LEAP (Leadership, Education, and Partnership) Academy University Charter School is a public charter school that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grades from Camden, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. Founded in 1997, the school is split into three divisions, a K-6 lower school, a 7-12 upper school and a STEM high school for grades 9-12.[3]
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,378 students and 105.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. There were 1,059 students (76.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 158 (11.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 213th-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".[4]
Athletics
The LEAP Academy Lancers[2] sports programs are overseen by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[5] The school is not affiliated with a league or conference.[6] With 362 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 78 to 478 students in that grade range.[7]
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[8]
- Dr. Evelyn Nuñez, Chief Academic Officer of Instructional Leadership
- Ken Verrill, Chief Financial Office / School Business Administrator
References
- 1 2 3 4 School data for LEAP Academy University Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- 1 2 3 LEAP Academy University Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2016.
- ↑ What is LEAP Academy?, LEAP Academy University Charter School. Accessed November 20, 2014.
- ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ↑ LEAP Academy University Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 26, 2015.
- ↑ League Memberships – 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 9, 2017.
- ↑ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- ↑ District Administration K-12, LEAP Academy University Charter School. Accessed November 20, 2014.
External links
- LEAP Academy University Charter School
- LEAP Academy University Charter School's 2015–16 School Performance Report from the New Jersey Department of Education
- LEAP Academy University Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°05′39″W / 39.945904°N 75.094302°W
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