Robert Treat Academy Charter School is a charter school

Charter school

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 that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Newark

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, in Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 500 students and 37 classroom teachers among two campuses (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.51.

The sixth grade at Robert Treat Academy was one of 34 schools identified for further investigation by the New Jersey Department of Education

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 after a pattern was identified in which larger than expected numbers of incorrect answers were erased and changed to the correct answer.

Awards and recognition

During the 2008–09 school year, Robert Treat Academy Charter School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School

Blue Ribbon Schools Program

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 Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education

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

External links

• School website
• Robert Treat Academy Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics
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