Robert Treat Academy Charter School is a
charter school
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that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade in
Newark, in
Essex County,
New Jersey
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, United States. One of the initial group of 17 charter schools approved in January 1997, the school opened in September 1997 as the state's first charter school.
[History]
tabRobert Treat Academy Charter School. Accessed February 19, 2020. "The Robert Treat Academy's charter was approved in January 1997 as part of the first cohort of New Jersey charter schools. Two classes each of kindergarten and first grade students were selected through a lottery and in September 1997, the Academy became the first charter school in the State of New Jersey to open its doors.
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As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 681 students and 43.2 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
[District information for Robert Treat Academy Charter School]
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
The sixth grade at Robert Treat Academy was one of 34 schools identified for further investigation by the
New Jersey Department of Education after a pattern was identified in which larger than expected numbers of incorrect answers were erased and changed to the correct answer.
Awards and recognition
During the 2008–09 school year, Robert Treat Academy Charter School was recognized with the
Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the
United States Department of Education
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, and one of nine schools in the state to be selected for the school year, the highest award an American school can receive from the U.S. Education Department.
["Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", '']The Washington Post
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''. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
Spending
References
External links
School website*
Robert Treat Academy Charter School National Center for Education Statistics
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Charter schools in New Jersey
Education in Newark, New Jersey
Charter K–8 schools in the United States
Public K–8 schools in New Jersey
Schools in Essex County, New Jersey