[4][5] In 2013, after years of requests from local officials,[6] New Jersey intervened in Camden City, making the school district state-run under the leadership of Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard.

From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

[9] Just under 11% of high school students tested at or above the statewide proficiency rate in language arts.

In 2016, the state committed $133 million[10] to renovate Camden High School, the graduation rate has gone up by 17 percentage points in five years, while drop outs have been cut in half.

[23][24] An important transition to education in Camden occurred March 25, 2013, at Woodrow Wilson High School, when Governor Chris Christie announced that the state of New Jersey would be taking over administration of the public schools in the city of Camden.

Only 19% and 30.4% of third-through eighth-grade students tested proficient in language arts and in math, respectively, which were far below the state average.

Yorkship Family School's 100-year-old building, on the other hand, experienced heating problems, and had to be closed alongside R.T.

[28] In May 2018, former superintendent Rouhanifard announced that the district would be piloting a gifted and talented program available to 130 third through fifth grade students in H.B.

Formerly known as the CHIPS program, this pilot created new teaching positions for gifted and talented educators and endeavored to encourage gifted students to accomplish the most with their academic talents though fun, developmental activities, field trips, and guest speakers.

New students had the same opportunity, and the program would be open to all grade levels in the school if the first year ended successfully.

Riletta Twyne Cream Family School will be converted into an early childhood center.

Educators will also be affected, as Onome Pela-Emore, schools spokeswoman, anticipates that the district could lay off up to 300 staff members.

Then-superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard, in the face of a $75 million deficit, announced that the district intended to phase out 575 staff positions, with the potential for layoffs.

"[75] In December 2013, the district reported that only three high school students had met the "college ready" standard, based on a minimum combined score of 1550 on the SAT.

[80] An attempt to file criminal charges proved ineffective due to the state's statute of limitations.

[82] In addition to Muhammad, the South Jersey school system, which includes Camden, was named as a defendant in the civil lawsuit as well.

The members of the advisory board are appointed by the mayor to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats up for reappointment each year.