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The mission of Marion P. Thomas Charter School is to build culturally rich, transformative educational spaces that cultivate successful, lifelong innovators who use their passions, character, and intellect to better themselves, the greater Newark community, and the world beyond.
![Our Village]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724780659/mptcsorg/bhm1gentr1fe1mupzl6h/CentralOffice-Convocation.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724780659/mptcsorg/bhm1gentr1fe1mupzl6h/CentralOffice-Convocation.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724780659/mptcsorg/bhm1gentr1fe1mupzl6h/CentralOffice-Convocation.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724780659/mptcsorg/bhm1gentr1fe1mupzl6h/CentralOffice-Convocation.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724780659/mptcsorg/bhm1gentr1fe1mupzl6h/CentralOffice-Convocation.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1724780659/mptcsorg/bhm1gentr1fe1mupzl6h/CentralOffice-Convocation.jpg","width":2200}])
![Marion P Thomas crest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724784624/mptcsorg/melggjv0jjm2d1mqfqhx/SankofaAcademyPostcard.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724784624/mptcsorg/melggjv0jjm2d1mqfqhx/SankofaAcademyPostcard.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724784624/mptcsorg/melggjv0jjm2d1mqfqhx/SankofaAcademyPostcard.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724784624/mptcsorg/melggjv0jjm2d1mqfqhx/SankofaAcademyPostcard.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724784624/mptcsorg/melggjv0jjm2d1mqfqhx/SankofaAcademyPostcard.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724784624/mptcsorg/melggjv0jjm2d1mqfqhx/SankofaAcademyPostcard.png","width":1650}])
![Pre School 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690491568/mptcsorg/togtnc9thwd3vhdbtioe/PreSchool2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690491568/mptcsorg/togtnc9thwd3vhdbtioe/PreSchool2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1690491568/mptcsorg/togtnc9thwd3vhdbtioe/PreSchool2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1690491568/mptcsorg/togtnc9thwd3vhdbtioe/PreSchool2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1690491568/mptcsorg/togtnc9thwd3vhdbtioe/PreSchool2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1690491568/mptcsorg/togtnc9thwd3vhdbtioe/PreSchool2023.jpg","width":2200}])
![PAC 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691004390/mptcsorg/y0hjqfjrszzsdjbtbdqb/PACAcademy2023B.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691004390/mptcsorg/y0hjqfjrszzsdjbtbdqb/PACAcademy2023B.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1691004390/mptcsorg/y0hjqfjrszzsdjbtbdqb/PACAcademy2023B.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1691004390/mptcsorg/y0hjqfjrszzsdjbtbdqb/PACAcademy2023B.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1691004390/mptcsorg/y0hjqfjrszzsdjbtbdqb/PACAcademy2023B.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1691004390/mptcsorg/y0hjqfjrszzsdjbtbdqb/PACAcademy2023B.jpg","width":2200}])
![STEAM 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690492032/mptcsorg/nyotnkpyyopzt8q9589w/STEAM2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690492032/mptcsorg/nyotnkpyyopzt8q9589w/STEAM2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1690492032/mptcsorg/nyotnkpyyopzt8q9589w/STEAM2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1690492032/mptcsorg/nyotnkpyyopzt8q9589w/STEAM2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1690492032/mptcsorg/nyotnkpyyopzt8q9589w/STEAM2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1690492032/mptcsorg/nyotnkpyyopzt8q9589w/STEAM2023.jpg","width":2200}])
![Marion P. Thomas Charter High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1697830449/mptcsorg/alrr6v2u5t0buprcmdru/PhotoDec31202080241PM11.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1697830449/mptcsorg/alrr6v2u5t0buprcmdru/PhotoDec31202080241PM11.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1697830449/mptcsorg/alrr6v2u5t0buprcmdru/PhotoDec31202080241PM11.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1697830449/mptcsorg/alrr6v2u5t0buprcmdru/PhotoDec31202080241PM11.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1697830449/mptcsorg/alrr6v2u5t0buprcmdru/PhotoDec31202080241PM11.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1697830449/mptcsorg/alrr6v2u5t0buprcmdru/PhotoDec31202080241PM11.jpg","width":2200}])
News & Events
![MPTCS Wins at the April 2025 NJSDL Online Speech Festival Celebrating Earth Day!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744817575/mptcsorg/rdzhaa8drsba86vlujvu/SpeechandPoetryCompetition.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744817575/mptcsorg/rdzhaa8drsba86vlujvu/SpeechandPoetryCompetition.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744817575/mptcsorg/rdzhaa8drsba86vlujvu/SpeechandPoetryCompetition.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744817575/mptcsorg/rdzhaa8drsba86vlujvu/SpeechandPoetryCompetition.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744817575/mptcsorg/rdzhaa8drsba86vlujvu/SpeechandPoetryCompetition.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744817575/mptcsorg/rdzhaa8drsba86vlujvu/SpeechandPoetryCompetition.png","width":2000}])
![Sankofa Academy Will Officially Open its Doors in Newark This Summer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743184654/mptcsorg/xvaih4wykvgevz8wxqw4/SankofaAcademyWillOfficiallyOpenitsDoorsinNewarkThisSummer.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743184654/mptcsorg/xvaih4wykvgevz8wxqw4/SankofaAcademyWillOfficiallyOpenitsDoorsinNewarkThisSummer.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743184654/mptcsorg/xvaih4wykvgevz8wxqw4/SankofaAcademyWillOfficiallyOpenitsDoorsinNewarkThisSummer.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743184654/mptcsorg/xvaih4wykvgevz8wxqw4/SankofaAcademyWillOfficiallyOpenitsDoorsinNewarkThisSummer.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743184654/mptcsorg/xvaih4wykvgevz8wxqw4/SankofaAcademyWillOfficiallyOpenitsDoorsinNewarkThisSummer.png","width":1255}])
![Marion P. Thomas Charter School Earns Carole E. Larsen Master Board Certification]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738612494/mptcsorg/bq8ndbyvdrbhuyuidy7n/MarionPThomasCharterSchoolEarnsCaroleELarsenMasterBoardCertification.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738612494/mptcsorg/bq8ndbyvdrbhuyuidy7n/MarionPThomasCharterSchoolEarnsCaroleELarsenMasterBoardCertification.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738612494/mptcsorg/bq8ndbyvdrbhuyuidy7n/MarionPThomasCharterSchoolEarnsCaroleELarsenMasterBoardCertification.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738612494/mptcsorg/bq8ndbyvdrbhuyuidy7n/MarionPThomasCharterSchoolEarnsCaroleELarsenMasterBoardCertification.png","width":826}])
![First page of the PDF file: MPTCS25BookCampaign]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733161199/mptcsorg/pr0bdguby0h4kwzhbgb7/MPTCS25BookCampaign.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733161199/mptcsorg/pr0bdguby0h4kwzhbgb7/MPTCS25BookCampaign.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733161199/mptcsorg/pr0bdguby0h4kwzhbgb7/MPTCS25BookCampaign.pdf","width":612}])
![Marion P. Thomas Charter School’s ‘Parent University’ Inspires Hundreds of Parents]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725556661/mptcsorg/srqkmlxenxbjaml6kpyj/TAPintoScreenshot2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725556661/mptcsorg/srqkmlxenxbjaml6kpyj/TAPintoScreenshot2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725556661/mptcsorg/srqkmlxenxbjaml6kpyj/TAPintoScreenshot2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725556661/mptcsorg/srqkmlxenxbjaml6kpyj/TAPintoScreenshot2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725556661/mptcsorg/srqkmlxenxbjaml6kpyj/TAPintoScreenshot2.png","width":1343}])
![Mangia! Student Chefs From Newark Head to Italy to Learn Culinary Arts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725556471/mptcsorg/y8lsnnqoniphrezajpta/TAPintoScreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725556471/mptcsorg/y8lsnnqoniphrezajpta/TAPintoScreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725556471/mptcsorg/y8lsnnqoniphrezajpta/TAPintoScreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725556471/mptcsorg/y8lsnnqoniphrezajpta/TAPintoScreenshot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725556471/mptcsorg/y8lsnnqoniphrezajpta/TAPintoScreenshot.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725556471/mptcsorg/y8lsnnqoniphrezajpta/TAPintoScreenshot.png","width":1623}])
![Mayor Baraka Sends off Newark Students to Spilinga, Italy for a Culinary Education Trip]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725558169/mptcsorg/zf1mxskbnt1tcm9lftpr/MayorVideoScreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725558169/mptcsorg/zf1mxskbnt1tcm9lftpr/MayorVideoScreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725558169/mptcsorg/zf1mxskbnt1tcm9lftpr/MayorVideoScreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725558169/mptcsorg/zf1mxskbnt1tcm9lftpr/MayorVideoScreenshot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725558169/mptcsorg/zf1mxskbnt1tcm9lftpr/MayorVideoScreenshot.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725558169/mptcsorg/zf1mxskbnt1tcm9lftpr/MayorVideoScreenshot.png","width":1811}])
![Newark Public Charter School's ‘Parent University’ Inspires Hundreds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725556643/mptcsorg/iic7zdoqlzrskyivpgg0/PatchScreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725556643/mptcsorg/iic7zdoqlzrskyivpgg0/PatchScreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725556643/mptcsorg/iic7zdoqlzrskyivpgg0/PatchScreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725556643/mptcsorg/iic7zdoqlzrskyivpgg0/PatchScreenshot.png","width":1134}])
![At ‘The Village,’ a Newark Native Is Reimagining Education (NJ Education Report)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725556687/mptcsorg/x2igtlhexao2p3inlttg/NJEducationReportScreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725556687/mptcsorg/x2igtlhexao2p3inlttg/NJEducationReportScreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725556687/mptcsorg/x2igtlhexao2p3inlttg/NJEducationReportScreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725556687/mptcsorg/x2igtlhexao2p3inlttg/NJEducationReportScreenshot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725556687/mptcsorg/x2igtlhexao2p3inlttg/NJEducationReportScreenshot.png","width":1315}])
![Newark Culinary Students Head to Italy for More Than Pizza]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725556520/mptcsorg/vhtdfwcy2jtlbgxgf79w/MosaicScreebshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725556520/mptcsorg/vhtdfwcy2jtlbgxgf79w/MosaicScreebshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725556520/mptcsorg/vhtdfwcy2jtlbgxgf79w/MosaicScreebshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725556520/mptcsorg/vhtdfwcy2jtlbgxgf79w/MosaicScreebshot.png","width":1083}])
![Staff Spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690488563/mptcsorg/gtvbgnhfjckivqifybm5/StaffSpotlight.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1690488563/mptcsorg/gtvbgnhfjckivqifybm5/StaffSpotlight.png","width":394}])
AT A GLANCE
1:1
Student to Technology Ratio
17:1
Student to Teacher Ratio
$4+
Million scholarship dollars earned by the class of 2023
24
Number of years MPTCS has been educating students from Newark and the surrounding communities
10
Different languages spoken at home by our students and their families including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ibo, Yoruba, Haitian Creole, French