Camden Big Picture Learning Academy

Camden Big Picture Learning Academy (formerly MetEast High School) is a four-year public high school in the City of Camden, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Camden City School District. The school opened in 2005 in conjunction with Big Picture Learning as an effort to prepare students for success in college through greater community involvement and mentoring.^[2]

Camden Big Picture Learning Academy
Location
1875 Park Boulevard Camden , Camden County , New Jersey 08104 United States
Coordinates	39.933815°N 75.09735°W / 39.933815; -75.09735
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Educating Camden's Students One at a Time
Established	2005
School district	Camden City School District
NCES School ID	340264000579[1]
Principal	Timothy L. Jenkins
Faculty	18.0 FTEs[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	160 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	8.9:1[1]
Team name	Trailblazers
Website	camdencityschools.org/bpla/

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 160 students and 18.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1. There were 78 students (48.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

History

Starting in the 2021–22 school year, the high school moved into a new $133 million building on Park Boulevard that it shares with Brimm Medical Arts High School and Creative Arts Academy.^[3]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 285th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 211th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.^[4]

Administration

The school's principal is Timothy L. Jenkins.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Brad Hawkins (born 1998), American football safety, who played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.^[6]