The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District is a single-campus charter district serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The district runs one school, also named College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District, and has reported a moderate-sized enrollment for a full K–12 charter. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a small share of white students and a very small number of American Indian or Alaska Native students. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners were not provided.
State testing results from the 2024-25 school year, using the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment, are available for grades three through eight. In math, the share of students meeting proficiency standards ranged from just over one in ten in third grade to nearly four in ten in eighth grade. Most grade levels fell well below the midpoint among Monmouth County’s districts. In English language arts, the picture was more varied: third grade saw about one in five students proficient, while seventh grade reached roughly two-thirds proficient, a notably stronger result. Overall, the district’s combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed it in the bottom quartile among the county’s districts. Science results were very low—about one in twenty students scored proficient in fifth grade, and no eighth grader did—though the science assessment uses a different proficiency threshold. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports science learning, especially in the middle grades.
A strong area appears in the district’s chronic absenteeism rate. Compared with other Monmouth County districts, College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School’s rate was in the top quartile for low absenteeism, meaning a smaller share of students missed substantial school time than in many neighboring districts. This suggests a student body that tends to show up regularly, which is a positive foundation for any school. Per-pupil current spending, by contrast, fell in the lower range among the county’s districts, though spending alone does not indicate quality.
The district does not report a four-year graduation rate in the available data, so that metric cannot be evaluated here. Since the school serves twelfth grade, this gap may reflect a data reporting issue rather than an absence of graduates.
Publicly reported information notes that the district relocated its high school from Asbury Park to Neptune Township starting in the 2025-2026 school year, serving grades seven through twelve at that new location. The incoming ninth-grade class saw a notable enrollment increase following the move, and the district described the change as expanding access for families in both Asbury Park and Neptune. For parents considering this charter, the shift in secondary school location is a practical consideration: the school a student attends for middle and high school grades is now in Neptune, not Asbury Park.
The district is a single-school charter, which means all students from kindergarten through twelfth grade are part of one building or campus. This creates a consistent community but also means the academic program spans a wide age range. Families drawn to a charter with a clear focus on college readiness—reflected in the school’s name—and a student population that is majority Black and Hispanic may find this a good fit. Those looking for strong test scores in the early grades, particularly in math and science, will want to investigate how the school addresses those subjects. The relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and the increasing enrollment in the upper grades suggest a school that families in the area are choosing and staying with.
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