LEAP Academy University Charter School

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LEAP Academy University Charter School
Address
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549 Cooper Street (Upper)
639 Cooper Street (Lower)

Camden
,
Camden County
,
New Jersey
08105

United States
Coordinates39°56′45″N 75°05′39″W / 39.945904°N 75.094302°W / 39.945904; -75.094302Coordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°05′39″W / 39.945904°N 75.094302°W / 39.945904; -75.094302
Information
TypeCharter school
Established1997
NCES School ID340007800487[1]
Faculty106.0 FTEs[1]
GradesK–12
Enrollment1,536 (as of 2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.5:1[1]
Color(s)  Navy Blue[2]
Team nameLancers[2]
Websitewww.leapacademycharter.org

LEAP (Leadership, Education, and Partnership) Academy University Charter School is a 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 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,536 students and 106.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.5:1. There were 1,120 students (72.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 94 (6.1% 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 Lions[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 350 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[7]

Administration[]

Core administration are[8]

  • Early Learning Academy - Stephanie Rogers, Director
  • Lower Elementary - Shanell Hartman, Principal
  • Upper Elementary/Intermediate - Jovita Veguilla, Principal
  • High School - Barbara Duplap, Principal

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e School data for LEAP Academy University Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c LEAP Academy University Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  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 & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "LEAP Schools". Retrieved April 16, 2019.

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