LEAP Academy University Charter School

LEAP Academy University Charter School
Location
LEAP Academy University Charter School
LEAP Academy University Charter School
LEAP Academy University Charter School
549 Cooper Street (Upper)
639 Cooper Street (Lower)
Camden, NJ 08105
Information
Type Public charter school
Established 1997
Faculty 102.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades K–12
Enrollment 1,309[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 12.8:1[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 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,309 students and 102.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 1,041 students (79.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 143 (10.9% 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 346 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 182 to 473 students in that grade range.[7]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for Leap Academy University Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 LEAP Academy University Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ What is LEAP Academy?, LEAP Academy University Charter School. Accessed November 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ LEAP Academy University Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for South Jersey, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ District Administration K-12, LEAP Academy University Charter School. Accessed November 20, 2014.

Coordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°05′39″W / 39.945904°N 75.094302°W / 39.945904; -75.094302

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