Marion P. Thomas Charter School (MPTCS)

Marion P. Thomas Charter School (MPTCS) is a free public charter school in Newark, New Jersey, founded by the community through New Hope Baptist Church. The largest African-American-led, independently-operated charter school in New Jersey, it serves over 1,300 students in PreK-12 across multiple campuses, building culturally rich, transformative educational spaces that cultivate lifelong innovators who better themselves, the Newark community, and the world.