For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 360 students in Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public charter schools in New Jersey.
Public Charter School in Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the New Jersey public charter school average of 18%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New Jersey public charter school average of 93% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
1 School
87 Schools
# Students
360 Students
58,718 Students
# Teachers
n/a
4,020 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a
District Rank
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#520 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.63
# American Indian Students
n/a
131 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
3,498 Students
% Asian Students
2%
6%
# Hispanic Students
46 Students
23,137 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
39%
# Black Students
294 Students
27,054 Students
% Black Students
82%
46%
# White Students
8 Students
3,989 Students
% White Students
2%
7%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
897 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
641
# Students in K Grade:
39
5,208
# Students in 1st Grade:
40
5,555
# Students in 2nd Grade:
40
5,528
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
5,507
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
5,390
# Students in 5th Grade:
40
5,225
# Students in 6th Grade:
40
5,123
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
4,939
# Students in 8th Grade:
41
4,623
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
3,237
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
2,828
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
2,629
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,959
# Ungraded Students:
-
326
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,003 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,406 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,003
$27,348
Spending / Student
$18,406
$26,228
Best Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
11 South Sunset Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 531-0158
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 531-0158
Grades: K-8
| 360 students
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