Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

=== Charter and renaissance schools ===
[[File:KIPP Cooper Norcross Lanning Square Primary and MIddle School.jpg|thumb|KIPP Cooper Norcross Lanning Square Primary and Middle School]]
In 2012, The Urban Hope Act was signed into law, allowing renaissance schools to open in Trenton, Newark, and Camden. The renaissance schools, run by charter companies, differed from charter schools, as they enrolled students based on the surrounding neighborhood, similar to the city school district. This makes renaissance schools a hybrid of charter and public schools. This is the act that allowed [[KIPP (organization)|Knowledge Is Power Program]] (KIPP), Uncommon Schools, and Mastery Schools to open in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mooney |first=John |date=September 30, 2014 |title=EXPLAINER: GETTING INSIDE THE URBAN HOPE ACT – AND 'RENAISSANCE SCHOOLS' |url=https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/09/29/explainer-getting-inside-the-urban-hope-act-and-renaissance-schools/ |website=NJ Spotlight}}</ref>

Under the renaissance charter school proposal, the Henry L. Bonsall Family School became Uncommon Schools Camden Prep Mt. Ephraim Campus, East Camden Middle School has become part of Mastery Charter Schools, Francis X. Mc Graw Elementary School and Rafael Cordero Molina Elementary School have become part of the Mastery charter network. The J.G Whittier Family school has become part of the KIPP Public Charter Schools as KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy.
Students were given the option to stay with the school under their transition or seek other alternatives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laday |first=Jason |date=March 27, 2015 |title=Camden closing 1 school, transferring 4 to charters |url=https://www.nj.com/camden/2015/03/camden_closing_one_school_transferring_four_to_cha.html |website=The Star-Ledger}}</ref>

In the 2013–14 school year, Camden city proposed a budget of $72&nbsp;million to allot to charter schools in the city. In previous years, Camden city charter schools have used $52&nbsp;million and $66&nbsp;million in the 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 school years, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tornoe |first=Rob |date=April 4, 2014 |title=Declining enrollment in Camden schools result of charter growth |url=https://whyy.org/articles/declining-enrollment-in-camden-schools-result-of-charter-growth/ |access-date=April 13, 2019 |publisher=WHYY}}</ref>

March 9, 2015, marked the first year of the new Camden Charter Schools open enrollment. Mastery and Uncommon charter schools did not meet enrollment projections for their first year of operation by 15% and 21%, according to Education Law Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Education Law Center {{!}} New Camden Charters: 1st Year Enrollments Raise Red Flags |url=http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/other-issues/new-camden-charters-1st-year-enrollments-raise-red-flags.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201083743/http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/other-issues/new-camden-charters-1st-year-enrollments-raise-red-flags.html |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |website=www.edlawcenter.org}}</ref>

In October 2016, Governor Chris Christie, Camden Mayor Dana L. Redd, Camden Public Schools Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard, and state and local representatives announced a historical $133&nbsp;million investment of a new Camden High School Project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mgryczon |title=Office of the Governor {{!}} Newsroom |url=http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/552016/approved/20161005a.html |access-date=November 2, 2016 |website=www.state.nj.us}}</ref> The new school is planned to be ready for student occupancy in 2021. It would have 9th and 12th grade.

As of 2019, there are 3,850 Camden students enrolled in one of the city's renaissance schools, with 4,350 Camden students are enrolled one of the city's charter schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CCSD: FACTS & FIGURES |url=http://camdencity.ss12.sharpschool.com/divisions/superintendent_s_office/c_c_s_d__facts___figures |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410140838/http://camdencity.ss12.sharpschool.com/divisions/superintendent_s_office/c_c_s_d__facts___figures |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=Camden County School District}}</ref> Combined, these students make up approximately 55% of the 15,000 students in Camden.

==== Charter schools ====
* Camden's Promise Charter School
* Environment Community Opportunity (ECO) Charter School
* Freedom Prep Charter School
* Hope Community Charter School
*[[LEAP Academy University Charter School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charter Schools Directory |url=https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/charter.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401005212/https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/charter.php |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |website=State of New Jersey Department of Education}}</ref>

==== Renaissance schools ====
*[[Uncommon Schools]] Camden Prep
* KIPP Cooper Norcross
** Lanning Square Primary School
** Lanning Square Middle School
** Whittier Middle School
*[[Mastery Charter Schools|Mastery Schools]] of Camden
** Cramer Hill Elementary
** Molina Lower Elementary
** Molina Upper Elementary
** East Camden Middle
** Mastery High School of Camden
** McGraw Elementary<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renaissance Schools |url=https://www.state.nj.us/education/renaissance/ar/camden/18/ |website=State of New Jersey Department of Education}}</ref>