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Atlantic City, NJ
Public School Ratings




Atlantic City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Atlantic City School District details

Atlantic City School District
1300 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

6,466 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Atlantic City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
44%
29%
50%
19%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Atlantic City High School
1400 N Albany Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
09-12
Brighton Avenue School
30 N. Brighton Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-05
Chelsea Heights School
4101 Filbert Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
1700 Marmora Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
New York Avenue School
411 N New York Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
Pennsylvania Ave School
201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
Richmond Avenue School
4115 Ventnor Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
Sovereign Avenue School
111 N. Sovereign Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
Texas Avenue School
2523 Arctic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
KG-08
Uptown School Complex
323 Madison Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401
PK-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.1% 40.1%
Black 35.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 45.5% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.7% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 82.4% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,661 $107,728,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,854 $11,988,000 6.2%
Staff $1,533 $9,914,000 5.1%
General Administration $514 $3,326,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,234 $7,978,000 4.1%
Operation $2,705 $17,489,000 9.1%
Transportation $512 $3,309,000 1.7%
Other $776 $5,018,000 2.6%
Total Support $9,128 $59,022,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,058 $26,236,000 13.6%
Total Expenditures $29,846 $192,986,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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