Violence, drugs and bullying in all NJ charter schools

Charter schools in New Jersey experienced a sharp increase in reports of violence, bullying and illegal drug use since the year before the pandemic.

Charter schools reported 29% more drug incidents in the 2021-22 school year than in the 2018-19 school year, a New Jersey 101.5 analysis of Department of Education data shows.

Reports of violence climbed by 23% while reports of bullying went up by 8%.

At the same time, schools in New Jersey have been recording an annual decline in enrollment.

The charter school with the highest rate of all incidents was Peoples Preparatory.

The data is based on the annual School Performance Reports for the 2021-22 school year. All the schools in the county are listed below listed alphabetically in order of school district.

N.J. charter schools — Bullying, violence and drug rates

Academy Charter High School
Academy Charter High School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 01.21 — (Total incidents: 2)
Drug rate: 0.60 — (Total incidents: 1)

Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.49 — (Total incidents: 2)
Violence rate: 02.71 — (Total incidents: 11)
Drug rate: 0.49 — (Total incidents: 2)

Achieve Community Charter School
Achieve Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.22 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 03.12 — (Total incidents: 14)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School
Achievers Early College Prep Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.29 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.29 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Atlantic Community Charter School
Atlantic Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.97 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 02.91 — (Total incidents: 9)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

BelovED Community Charter School
BelovED Community Charter
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.56 — (Total incidents: 2)
Violence rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School
Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.50 — (Total incidents: 6)
Violence rate: 0.76 — (Total incidents: 9)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Bridgeton Public Charter School
Bridgeton Public Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.86 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.86 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Camden's Promise Charter School
Camden's Promise Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.22 — (Total incidents: 5)
Violence rate: 01.88 — (Total incidents: 42)
Drug rate: 0.18 — (Total incidents: 4)

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.80 — (Total incidents: 10)
Violence rate: 01.28 — (Total incidents: 16)
Drug rate: 0.64 — (Total incidents: 8)

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.86 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 03.75 — (Total incidents: 13)
Drug rate: 02.59 — (Total incidents: 9)

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 03.47 — (Total incidents: 6)
Violence rate: 01.16 — (Total incidents: 2)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

College Achieve Central Charter School
College Achieve Central Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.07 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.23 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

College Achieve Paterson Charter School
College Achieve Paterson Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.09 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.43 — (Total incidents: 5)
Drug rate: 0.09 — (Total incidents: 1)

Community Charter School of Paterson
Community Charter School of Paterson
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.0 — (Total incidents: 9)
Violence rate: 0.33 — (Total incidents: 3)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School
Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 02.40 — (Total incidents: 4)
Violence rate: 03.0 — (Total incidents: 5)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 01.59 — (Total incidents: 6)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

East Orange Community Charter School
East Orange Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.88 — (Total incidents: 4)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Empowerment Academy Charter School
Empowerment Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.46 — (Total incidents: 4)
Violence rate: 03.19 — (Total incidents: 28)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Environment Community Opportunity (ECO) Charter School
Environment Community Opportunity (ECO) Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 01.26 — (Total incidents: 2)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Foundation Academy Charter School
Foundation Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.58 — (Total incidents: 6)
Violence rate: 02.99 — (Total incidents: 31)
Drug rate: 0.58 — (Total incidents: 6)

Freedom Prep Charter School
Freedom Prep Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.63 — (Total incidents: 5)
Violence rate: 0.13 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.18 — (Total incidents: 3)
Drug rate: 0.06 — (Total incidents: 1)

Greater Brunswick Charter School
Greater Brunswick Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.76 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 0.76 — (Total incidents: 3)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Hatikvah International Academy Charter School
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.53 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 0.88 — (Total incidents: 5)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.01 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 04.73 — (Total incidents: 14)
Drug rate: 0.34 — (Total incidents: 1)

Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 03.42 — (Total incidents: 14)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Hope Community Charter School
Hope Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 02.05 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 28.08 — (Total incidents: 41)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Hudson Arts and Science Charter School
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.26 — (Total incidents: 2)
Violence rate: 0.64 — (Total incidents: 5)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.65 — (Total incidents: 4)
Violence rate: 01.63 — (Total incidents: 10)
Drug rate: 0.16 — (Total incidents: 1)

LEAD Charter School
LEAD Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.35 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Leap Academy University Charter School
LEAP Academy University Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 03.44 — (Total incidents: 54)
Drug rate: 0.38 — (Total incidents: 6)

Link Community Charter School
Link Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.57 — (Total incidents: 5)
Violence rate: 06.29 — (Total incidents: 20)
Drug rate: 0.63 — (Total incidents: 2)

Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.08 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 02.12 — (Total incidents: 28)
Drug rate: 0.30 — (Total incidents: 4)

Middlesex County STEM Charter School
Middlesex County STEM Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.99 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 0.66 — (Total incidents: 2)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Millville Public Charter School
Millville Public Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 03.16 — (Total incidents: 9)
Drug rate: 0.35 — (Total incidents: 1)

New Horizons Community Charter School
New Horizons Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 01.42 — (Total incidents: 6)
Drug rate: 0.95 — (Total incidents: 4)

Newark Educators Community Charter School
Newark Educators Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 04.48 — (Total incidents: 10)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

North Star Academy Charter School
North Star Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.11 — (Total incidents: 7)
Violence rate: 04.03 — (Total incidents: 251)
Drug rate: 0.27 — (Total incidents: 17)

Ocean Academy Charter School
Ocean Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 0.55 — (Total incidents: 2)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Passaic Arts and Science Charter School
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.06 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 01.62 — (Total incidents: 29)
Drug rate: 0.67 — (Total incidents: 12)

Paterson Arts and Science Charter School
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.10 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.21 — (Total incidents: 2)
Drug rate: 0.21 — (Total incidents: 2)

Paterson Charter School for Science/Technology
Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.14 — (Total incidents: 2)
Violence rate: 0.28 — (Total incidents: 4)
Drug rate: 0.28 — (Total incidents: 4)

Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.23 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 03.20 — (Total incidents: 14)
Drug rate: 0.23 — (Total incidents: 1)

Peoples Preparatory Charter School
Peoples Preparatory Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 03.16 — (Total incidents: 11)
Violence rate: 17.82 — (Total incidents: 62)
Drug rate: 09.20 — (Total incidents: 32)

Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson
Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.69 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 02.06 — (Total incidents: 9)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Pride Academy Charter School
Pride Academy Charter School District
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 07.05 — (Total incidents: 21)
Drug rate: 0.34 — (Total incidents: 1)

Princeton Charter School
Princeton Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.94 — (Total incidents: 4)
Violence rate: 0.24 — (Total incidents: 1)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Principle Academy Charter School
Principle Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.08 — (Total incidents: 5)
Violence rate: 04.54 — (Total incidents: 21)
Drug rate: 0.22 — (Total incidents: 1)

Red Bank Charter School
Red Bank Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.51 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Ridge and Valley Charter School
Ridge and Valley Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.84 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Robert Treat Academy Charter School
Robert Treat Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.29 — (Total incidents: 2)
Violence rate: 02.04 — (Total incidents: 14)
Drug rate: 0.15 — (Total incidents: 1)

Roseville Community Charter School
Roseville Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 03.42 — (Total incidents: 9)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Soaring Heights Charter School
Soaring Heights Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.12 — (Total incidents: 3)
Violence rate: 02.60 — (Total incidents: 7)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Sussex County Technology Charter School
Sussex County Technology Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 04.91 — (Total incidents: 11)
Violence rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

TEAM Academy Charter School
TEAM Academy Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.36 — (Total incidents: 20)
Violence rate: 04.63 — (Total incidents: 255)
Drug rate: 0.44 — (Total incidents: 24)

Teaneck Community Charter school
Teaneck Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.14 — (Total incidents: 4)
Violence rate: 0.86 — (Total incidents: 3)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

The Ethical Community Charter School
The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.27 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Learning Community Charter School
The Learning Community Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 01.73 — (Total incidents: 11)
Violence rate: 0.79 — (Total incidents: 5)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

The Village Charter School
The Village Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.56 — (Total incidents: 2)
Violence rate: 01.40 — (Total incidents: 5)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.97 — (Total incidents: 5)
Violence rate: 04.25 — (Total incidents: 22)
Drug rate: 05.02 — (Total incidents: 26)

Union County TEAMS Charter School
Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)
Violence rate: 02.25 — (Total incidents: 8)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)

University Academy Charter High School
University Academy Charter High School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.93 — (Total incidents: 4)
Violence rate: 02.80 — (Total incidents: 12)
Drug rate: 01.63 — (Total incidents: 7)

Vineland Public Charter School
Vineland Public Charter School
(Charters)
Bullying rate: 0.24 — (Total incidents: 1)
Violence rate: 0.73 — (Total incidents: 3)
Drug rate: 0.0 — (Total incidents: 0)