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Central Jersey College Prep Charter School

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Established
  
2006

Faculty
  
32.6 FTEs

Enrollment
  
316 (as of 2014-15)

Founded
  
2006

Principal
  
Tarkan Topcuoglu

Grades
  
K-1,6–12

Phone
  
+1 732-302-9991

Number of students
  
316 (2014–2015)

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School

Type
  
Charter public middle school/high school

Address
  
17 Schoolhouse Rd, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA

Motto
  
To Begin Lifetime Enjoyment of Learning

Similar
  
Thomas Edison Energys, Princeton Charter School, Union County Teams C, Franklin Township Public Sc, Greater Brunswick Charter S

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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. 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.

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As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 316 students and 32.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1. There were 79 students (25.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 45 (14.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Central jersey college prep charter school


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.

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".

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.

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.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:

  • Namik Sercan, Chief Education Officer
  • References

    Central Jersey College Prep Charter School Wikipedia