Robert Treat Academy Charter School

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Robert Treat Academy
Address
Robert Treat Academy Charter School
443 Clifton Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104

180 William Street
Newark, NJ 07103
Information
OpenedSeptember 1997 [1]
Founder Steve Adubato Sr. [1]
PrincipalTheresa Adubato
Faculty43.2 FTEs [2]
Grades K-8
Enrollment681 (as of 2017–18) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.8:1 [2]
Website www.roberttreatacademy.org

Robert Treat Academy Charter School is a charter school that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. One of the initial group of 17 charter schools approved in January 1997, [3] the school opened in September 1997 as the state's first charter school. [1]

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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. [2]

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. [4]

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, and one of nine schools in the state to be selected for the school year, [5] the highest award an American school can receive from the U.S. Education Department. [6] [7]

Spending

Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		All
average		 %± vs.
average
1Budgetary Cost11,2452112,018−6.4%
2Classroom Instruction5,67296,689−15.2%
6Support Services1,492231,661−10.2%
8Administrative Cost1,848142,163−14.6%
10Operations & Maintenance2,233511,50448.5%
16Median Teacher Salary55,4005046,604
Data from NJDoE 2009 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending. [8]
*Of All districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=56

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. "
  2. 1 2 3 4 District information for Robert Treat Academy Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ "17 Recipes for Charter Schools That Won State Seal of Approval", The New York Times , January 19, 1997. Accessed February 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "34 N.J. schools to be investigated for possible cheating after state discovers test score irregularities", The Star-Ledger , July 24, 2011. Accessed September 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2008 Schools, United States Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer , November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  7. ↑ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post . 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."
  8. ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.

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