Camden City Public Schools

Camden City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of Camden, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide. [ [http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/abbotts/abbotturls.pl?string=code&maxhits=100 Abbott Districts] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2008.]

In 2003, Bonsall Family School, Camden High School and East Camden High School were identified as three of the seven "persistently dangerous" high schools in New Jersey. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/09/25/unsafe.schools.glance.ap/ List of dangerous schools] , CNN, September 25, 2003]

chools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402640 Data for the Camden City Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 20, 2008.] ) are:

;Preschool
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/EarlyChildHood/ecdc_Home_Page.html?rn=5927163 Early Childhood Development Center] (190 students)

;Elementary schools
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Bonsall/index.html?rn=7536 Bonsall Elementary School] (690)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Catto/catto.htm?rn=7536 Catto Elementary School] (82)
* [http://www.cooperspoynt.org/ Cooper's Poynt Elementary School] (621)
* [http://www.cramerelementary.org/ Cramer Elementary School] (694)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/ForestHill/fhs2.html?rn=7536 Forest Hill Elementary School] (452)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Cream/index.htm?rn=7536 R.T. Cream Family School] (622)
* [http://www.daviselementary.org/ Davis Elementary School] (865)
* [http://dudleyschool.org/ Dudley Elementary School] (309)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/LanningSquare/index.htm?rn=7536 Lanning Square Elementary School] (482)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/McGraw/mcgraw.html?rn=7536 McGraw Elementary School] (367)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Molina/molina.html?rn=7536 R.C. Molina Elementary School] (768)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Parkside/index.html?rn=7536 Parkside Elementary School] (290)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Powell/Powell.html?rn=7536 W.F. Powell Elementary School] (217)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/SHARP/index.html?rn=7536 H.C. Sharp Elementary School] (374)
* [http://www.sumnerelementary.org/ Sumner Elementary School] (499)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/washington/index.html?rn=7536 Washington Elementary School] (395)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Whittier/whittier.htm?rn=7536 J.G. Whittier Elementary School] (271)
* [http://www.uswiggins.homestead.com/ U.S. Wiggins Elementary School] (534)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/HBWilson/index.htm?rn=7536 H.B. Wilson Elementary School] (362)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Yorkship/index.html?rn=7536 Yorkship Family School] (664)

;Middle schools
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/ECMS/index.html?rn=7536 East Camden Middle School] (624)
* [http://www.hatchms.org/ Hatch Middle School] (501)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/MVMS/index.html?rn=7536 Morgan Village Middle School] (626)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Pyne%20Poynt/index.html?rn=7536 Pyne Poynt Middle School] (446)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/SouthCamden/index.html?rn=5927163 South Camden Alternative Middle School] (67)
* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/Veterans/index.html?rn=7536 Veterans Middle School] (543)

;High schools
* Brimm Medical Arts High School (253)
* Camden High School (1,563)
* Creative Arts High School [http://www.creativeartshs.org/] (175)
* Woodrow Wilson High School (1,275)
* MetEast High School [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/apps/temp.jsp?rn=7536]

Criticism

In the 2000s, the Camden school system was labeled as corrupt by some individuals; a July 6, 2006 editorial [ [http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local1/14975165.htm Children of Camden get short end of the pencil] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", July 6, 2006] written by Sherry Wolkoff appeared in "The Philadelphia Inquirer". The editorial, titled "Children of Camden get short end of the pencil," asserts that Camden school officials obtain unjustified bonuses while Camden schoolchildren have few resources.

In early 2006, allegations were also made that school officials had altered standardized test scores to improve Camden's national school ratings. "We know that, with respect to the test scores, those scores were not legitimately achieved," says Lucille Davy, New Jersey's acting commissioner of education. "There was manipulation of the process." [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5637480 NPR: Widespread Fraud Alleged in Camden, N.J. Schools ] ]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: [ [http://liberty.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/directory/directory1.pl?string=co_code07&maxhits=1000 New Jersey School Directory for Camden County] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 20, 2008.]
*Dr. Bessie LeFra Young, Superintendent
*James J. Devereaux, School Business Administrator

References

External links

* [http://www.camden.k12.nj.us/ Camden City Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|07|0680|0|Camden City Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402640 Data for the Camden City Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics