100% of College Achieve Central Students Accepted to 4-Year Colleges

North Plainfield, NJ – As college acceptance offers begin to roll in across the country, College Achieve Central Charter School (CAPS), a tuition-free public charter high school in Plainfield, celebrated its third consecutive year of a 100% college acceptance rate for its 2024 graduating class. Seniors at the top-ranking high school have already secured $8 million in scholarships, with additional funds anticipated in the coming weeks due to delays in FAFSA processing.

CAPS Central students have celebrated acceptances to top-ranked colleges and universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Temple, Rutgers, Villanova, Monmouth, Clemson, and the University of Connecticut. Students have also earned acceptances to well-regarded state colleges and community colleges.

“Our graduating class is absolutely remarkable,” said Corri Tate Ravare, Executive Director of College Achieve Central. “In the light of declining college enrollment rates, these seniors set a precedent that college is an option and a priority. We are eager to witness the leadership they will instill within their communities upon graduation.”

CAPS Central Principal Natica Brown has imparted a college-going culture to the Class of 2024 throughout their CAPS education by holding all students to high expectations, providing a rigorous curriculum and requiring at least three AP courses to graduate. Its student initiatives are prioritized as early as kindergarten to ensure students are prepared to excel in college. Brown believes all students can succeed at learning if given positive learning environments which welcome curiosity, hard-work and enhance student confidence.

“It is an educator’s responsibility to make school enjoyable, exciting, and supportive, but it is our students’ integrity and drive which produce these incredible post-graduate opportunities,” said Brown. “Congratulations are in order for these seniors!”

In a similar experience to students all over the country experiencing FAFSA issues, CAPS Central students await their total dollar value in scholarships. In prior years, students have received more than $13 million in scholarships to offset college costs.

CAPS Central opened its doors to families in 2015, offering character-building, emerging technologies, and individualized teaching for students who have enormous potential but limited resources. Its teachers prompt students to think critically and set high self-expectations. CAPS Central prepares each of its scholars to excel and graduate from a top college or university and has earned gold recognition from the 2023 AP School Honor Roll.

CAPS Central currently serves 1,430 students in grades kindergarten through 12 and recently received an expansion to serve nearly 300 additional students by the 2028-2029 school year.

College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS) is a network of K-12 schools in Paterson, Plainfield, Asbury Park, and Neptune Township that was created to serve youth who have enormous potential but limited resources. Its mission is to prepare all students to excel in and graduate from the top colleges and universities in the nation. For more information about our schools and how to enroll, visit us at collegeachieve.org/enrollment.