Hope Academy Charter School

What Hope Academy Charter School does

Hope Academy Charter School is a publicly-funded K-8 charter school operating from a single campus at 601 Grand Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Founded in 2001 and led by Superintendent/Chief School Administrator Mrs. DaVisha Pratt under a Board of Trustees, the institution serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade, with admission managed via an application process and a lottery drawing when demand exceeds available seats. The school's stated mission is the development of "intelligent, competent, compassionate, and community-minded citizens who will teach others to be, to know, and to do likewise," framing education as a community-transformation lever in Asbury Park.

The school's core educational product is a K-8 academic program supplemented by a federal Title I program for academic intervention, a USDA-compliant School Breakfast and National School Lunch Program (including a Breakfast After the Bell offering), and structured extracurricular and community events. Technology infrastructure is built on third-party platforms: ClassDojo for parent/student communication, the RealTime (Friday) Parent Portal for grades, attendance, and school communications, and an Educational Networks-hosted website that integrates calendars, news, enrollment applications, and important documents.

The business model is government-funded per-pupil charter allocation with tuition-free enrollment for families, making the school dependent on state funding formulas, charter renewal, and local enrollment demand. Go-to-market is direct-to-family via the school's website and active social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. No private equity, venture capital, corporate parent, or paid tuition revenue is indicated in the available data.

Name

Hope Academy Charter School

Legal name

Hope Academy Charter School

Website

https://hopeacademycs.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hope Academy Charter School is a publicly-funded K-8 charter school in Asbury Park, NJ, operating a single campus with lottery-based admission, serving local students and families through tuition-free public education supported by federal Title I and USDA nutrition programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

Keywords

• K-8 education services
• Charter school programs
• Primary secondary education
• Public school education
• Elementary middle school

Headquarters

HQ city

Asbury Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hope Academy Charter School is a publicly funded K-8 charter school in Asbury Park, NJ that delivers free public education to students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school supplements core academics with character education, family engagement tools, and a USDA-compliant nutrition program, operating under the oversight of an independent Board of Trustees.

Product overview

Hope Academy Charter School operates as a single unified K-8 educational institution. The school provides core academic instruction to students in grades K through 8, supplemented by the Title I federal support program for academic intervention, the RealTime Parent Portal for family engagement, and a USDA-compliant School Nutrition Program offering breakfast and lunch services. The school is located in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-8 Charter School Education Core K-8 educational program serving enrolled students in grades kindergarten through 8, with a mission to develop intelligent, competent, compassionate, and community-minded citizens. Includes structured curriculum, character education programs, extracurricular activities (Field Day, Literacy Night, Art programs, Vocabulary Parade, seasonal celebrations), and operates on a trimester system with awards programs. Free public education via enrollment lottery system.
• School Nutrition Program Provides breakfast and lunch meals to enrolled students, including regular, vegetarian, and special dietary options, operating under USDA School Breakfast and National School Lunch Program guidelines. Offers Breakfast After the Bell program and free/reduced price meals to eligible students.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ClassDojocoreTechnology or IntegrationClassDojo is used as the primary parent/student communication platform, enabling teachers, administrators, and families to stay connected regarding school updates, assignments, and events.
• Friday Parent PortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationRealTime parent portal system allowing parents to access student information, grades, and school communications.
• Educational NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider hosting the school's official website with integrated features including calendars, news, event management, and parent portals.
• USDAcoreOthersParticipates in USDA School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. Provides free and reduced price meals to eligible students. School also offers Breakfast After the Bell program. Adheres to USDA nondiscrimination policies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Asbury Park Public School District: Asbury Park Public School District is the traditional public K-12 district serving the same geographic community as Hope Academy. Relevant as the primary incumbent alternative against which Hope Academy competes for students and families in the same catchment area.

Emerging players

• Success Academy Charter Schools: Success Academy operates a large NYC charter school network serving K-12 students with lottery admissions and a high-performance academic model. Comparable as a charter operator with similar mission framing, though at significantly greater scale and outside NJ geography.

Direct peers

• KIPP New Jersey: KIPP New Jersey operates a network of public charter schools serving K-12 students in Newark, Camden, and other NJ cities, including K-8 campuses. Directly comparable as a multi-site NJ charter school network with a similar college-prep/character-development mission and lottery-based enrollment.
• Uncommon Schools: Uncommon Schools runs a charter school network across Newark, Camden, and NYC with K-12 campuses and a college-prep/character-focused mission. Closely comparable to Hope Academy as a NJ-anchored charter operator serving similar student populations.
• Team Academy Charter School: Team Academy (TEAM) is a Newark-based KIPP-affiliated charter school serving K-8 students with lottery enrollment and character-education programming. Comparable as a single-network NJ charter operator in an urban New Jersey community.
• North Star Academy: North Star Academy is an Uncommon Schools network campus in Newark, NJ operating K-12 charter schools. Comparable as a NJ charter school serving urban families with a structured college-preparatory academic model and character education emphasis.
• BelovED Charter Schools: BelovED Charter Schools operates multiple charter campuses in Jersey City, NJ serving K-8 (and expanding) populations. Comparable as a small/mid-sized NJ charter network operator in an urban environment similar to Asbury Park.
• Phillips Academy Charter School (Newark): Phillips Academy Charter School is an independent single-site NJ charter school serving K-8 students in Newark with a structured character-development mission. Closely comparable to Hope Academy as a single-site independent charter operator with similar scale and community-anchored model.
• BRICK Academy Charter School: BRICK Academy operates charter schools in Newark and Jersey City serving K-8 students with a college-prep mission. Directly comparable as a single-state NJ K-8 charter operator with lottery-based admissions and supplemental federal programming.

Others

• Educational Networks: Educational Networks is the website/communications platform provider that hosts Hope Academy's official site, calendars, parent portals, and news. Relevant as a technology/operational enabling partner to Hope Academy and many other small charter schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/hopeacademy_
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopeacademycharterschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopeacademycharterschool
• TikToktiktok.com/@hopeacademycharterschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-academy-charter-school-nj

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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