Camden Big Picture Learning Academy
| Camden Big Picture Learning Academy | |
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| Address | |
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1725 Park Boulevard , , 08103 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°56′02″N 75°05′50″W / 39.933815°N 75.09735°WCoordinates: 39°56′02″N 75°05′50″W / 39.933815°N 75.09735°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Educating Camden's Students One at a Time |
| Established | 2005 |
| School district | Camden City Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 340264000579[2] |
| Principal | Timothy L. Jenkins[1] |
| Faculty | 23.5 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 175 (as of 2020–21)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.4:1[2] |
| Team name | Trailblazers |
| Website | camdencitybpla |
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy (formerly MetEast High School) is a four-year public high school in the City of Camden, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Camden City Public Schools. The school opened in 2005 in conjunction with Big Picture Learning as an effort to prepare students for success in college through greater community involvement and mentoring.[3]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 175 students and 23.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.4:1. There were 115 students (65.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 285th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 211th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4]
Notable alumni
- Brad Hawkins (born 1998), American football safety, who played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.[5]
References
- ^ About the Principal, Camden Big Picture Learning Academy. Accessed February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e School data for Camden Big Picture Learning Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ Mulvihill, Geoff via Associated Press. "In high-dropout Camden, Big Picture kids prep for college", USA Today, June 29, 2009. Accessed August 27, 2014. "The school opened in 2005 as a laboratory for education in a city where the schools are part of an entanglement of problems.... It's one of about 60 schools nationwide established with the help of Big Picture Learning, a nonprofit with offices in San Diego and Providence."
- ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Bill. "Camden's Brad Hawkins going to prep school, still committed to Michigan, coach says", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 8, 2016. Accessed October 6, 2022. "Brad Hawkins, a recent Camden High School graduate and football standout who committed to the University of Michigan just over a year ago, announced on Twitter he would be attending Suffield Academy (Ct.) for a year of prep school instead of going to Ann Arbor.... Hawkins originally attended MetEast High School in Camden before transferring to Camden and Savage felt that may have held up the approval."
External links
- Camden Big Picture Learning Academy
- Camden City Public Schools
- School Performance Report for Camden Big Picture Learning Academy, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Camden City Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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