Central Jersey College Prep Charter School

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
Location
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
17 Schoolhouse Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
Information
Type Charter public middle school/high school
Motto To Begin Lifetime Enjoyment of Learning
Established 2006
Principal Tarkan Topcuoglu
Faculty 32.2 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades K-1,6–12
Enrollment 306[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 9.5:1[1]
Team name Cougars[2]
Website School Website

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is a comprehensive public charter middle school / high school that serves students in sixth through twelfth grades located in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education granted in 2006.[3] In addition to students from Franklin Township, the school also serves students from the neighboring communities of New Brunswick and North Brunswick Township in Middlesex County.[4]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 306 students and 32.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1. There were 80 students (26.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 50 (16.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 2016, the school was one of ten schools in New Jersey, and the only charter school, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[5]

The school was the 167th-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".[6]

Extracurricular activities

The Central Jersey College Prep Charter School Cougars participate in interscholastic sports including men's basketball, men's soccer and men's and women's volleyball.[2]

Clubs and activities offered at the school include Model United Nations, Newspaper Club, Science Olympiad, Chess Club, Debate Club, Year Book, Art Club, Guitar Club, Band, Chorus, Writing Workshop (Middle / High), Math Club, Robotics Club (Middle / High), Turkish Club, Chinese Club, Spanish Club, Computer Science Club, National Junior Honor Society, National Honor Society, Soccer Club, Basketball Club, Tracking and the Tennis Club.[7]

Administration

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ DOE Approves Six New Charter Schools, Renews 12, New Jersey Department of Education, press release dated January 23, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2014. "Benchmark Academy Charter High School, Corbin City region, Atlantic County and Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, Franklin Township region, Middlesex and Somerset counties will begin operating in the 2006-07 school year."
  4. ↑ Central Jersey College Prep Charter School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "For the 2015-16 school year CJCPCS will continue to serve grades 6 - 12 and also opens the lower school with grades K & 1. The school will add one elementary level grade per year going forward until the lower school reaches 5th grade. We are located in Somerset and we serve students throughout the region including Franklin Township, New Brunswick, and North Brunswick."
  5. ↑ 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Non‐Public, National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Accessed November 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ 2014-15 Clubs, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School. Accessed November 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ Welcome, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School. Accessed October 19, 2015.

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