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Sovereign Avenue School

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Sovereign Avenue School ranks 1009 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sovereign Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Atlantic City School District in New Jersey. With 718 students, it is one of the larger schools in the district. However, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sovereign Avenue School significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 27.4% in the Atlantic City School District. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 23.9% of 3rd graders and 0% of 8th graders meeting proficiency standards. Additionally, Sovereign Avenue School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 31.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Sovereign Avenue School to other schools in the Atlantic City School District, it becomes clear that the district as a whole is struggling, with most of the nearby schools having similar low performance and rankings. However, Richmond Avenue School stands out as an exception, outperforming the others. The high percentage of low-income students and the chronic absenteeism issues at Sovereign Avenue School suggest that socioeconomic factors and student engagement may be significant contributors to the school's poor academic outcomes.

717

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,431

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 N. Sovereign Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-3711

(609) 343-7260

District: Atlantic City School District

Students who attend Sovereign Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Atlantic City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

Asian:

21.2%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,009^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

521^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Atlantic City School District

544^th of 609Atlantic City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1009 of 1347	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	967 of 1338	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1029 of 1342	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1003 of 1345	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	953 of 1317	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1037 of 1360	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1072 of 1353	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1069 of 1352	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	1045 of 1346	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1078 of 1357	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	1094 of 1363	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	1107 of 1367	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1177 of 1363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1070 of 1360	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.6	1157 of 1354	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	1095 of 1346	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1134 of 1338	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	1239 of 1329	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	1277 of 1314	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	1118 of 1303	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	1172 of 1298	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	74.6	363 of 1204	69.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	288 of 330	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	252 of 340	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	289 of 346	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	286 of 348	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	256 of 370	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.1	300 of 370	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	163 of 597	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	174 of 559	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	120 of 499	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	176 of 489	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	144 of 411	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	197 of 434	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	950 of 1326	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1006 of 1317	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1051 of 1318	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1012 of 1326	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	951 of 1290	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1036 of 1331	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1010 of 1333	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	687 of 1032	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	717 of 989	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	740 of 982	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	681 of 953	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	706 of 896	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	675 of 899	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	645 of 870	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	458 of 1023	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	451 of 942	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	982 of 1318	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	821 of 1313	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	905 of 1315	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	924 of 1324	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	852 of 1297	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	971 of 1335	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1077 of 1334	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	798 of 1023	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	434 of 989	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.0	670 of 958	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	564 of 949	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	653 of 868	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	860 of 1007	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	710 of 1001	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	521 of 752	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	465 of 743	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	441 of 748	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	470 of 745	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	472 of 652	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	385 of 745	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	447 of 716	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	440 of 712	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	426 of 713	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	448 of 713	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	546 of 717	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	523 of 704	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	502 of 677	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	527 of 684	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	543 of 677	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	549 of 664	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	520 of 640	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.2	554 of 631	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	565 of 615	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.3	572 of 599	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	165 of 204	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	114 of 200	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	136 of 201	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	113 of 147	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	149 of 199	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	172 of 200	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	108 of 343	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	121 of 320	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	52 of 288	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	97 of 270	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	103 of 197	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	77 of 227	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	58 of 202	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	539 of 728	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	519 of 717	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	463 of 720	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	512 of 726	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	457 of 625	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	324 of 703	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	436 of 680	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	458 of 608	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	403 of 589	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	377 of 587	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	368 of 591	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	417 of 480	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	271 of 524	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	279 of 504	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	310 of 613	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	234 of 584	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	451 of 726	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	352 of 719	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	380 of 718	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	378 of 730	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	406 of 635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	417 of 697	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	403 of 675	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	248 of 510	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	309 of 505	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	295 of 535	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	332 of 401	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	328 of 492	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	239 of 471	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+62 vs state

Algebra I64%+18 vs state

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sovereign Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N. Sovereign Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7260	717	72	10.0	90.8%	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.9%)	486 (67.8%)	152 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	26.3	1009^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.1%		28.2	967^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.7%	42	20.0	1.4	33.9	50.7	46.1	50.0	49.5	55.0	23.9	22.2	14.5	17.2	22.8	0.0		64.0	64.0	$13,431	$1,595	$11,836
Brighton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 N. Brighton Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-3150	302	34	8.8	92.1%	6 (2.0%)	18 (6.0%)	199 (65.9%)	76 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21.7	1066^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.9%		31.1	927^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.7%	139	8.8		38.2	39.2	34.4				35.1	20.0	23.5							$14,549	$3,409	$11,140
Texas Avenue School	Public	K-8	2523 Arctic Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7350	496	47	10.5	91.3%	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.3%)	325 (65.5%)	129 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13	1199^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.0%		19.6	1081^st of 1338 public elementary schools	19.2%	118	10.0	4.2	14.9	40.9	31.0	19.7	30.1	31.8	6.0	23.9	13.3	17.9	11.9	3.2	60.0		73.7	$12,119	$1,096	$11,023
Richmond Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	4115 Ventnor Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7250	609	60	10.1	87.4%	24 (3.9%)	74 (12.2%)	324 (53.2%)	176 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	69	434^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.8%		71.4	402^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.0%	32	24.2	13.7	68.0	84.8	65.6	63.2	57.8	51.4	57.4	68.5	60.6	46.6	40.9	32.9				$12,517	$1,662	$10,855
Chelsea Heights School	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 Filbert Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7272	267	29	9.1	89.1%	10 (3.7%)	55 (20.6%)	116 (43.4%)	80 (30.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	39.9	813^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.6	659^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.7%	154	17.2	2.8	41.9	32.0	55.2	51.3	63.9	50.0	29.0	28.0	53.4	43.2	36.8	27.8				$13,190	$1,919	$11,271
Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Marmora Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7380	544	53	10.3	91.0%	4 (0.7%)	362 (66.5%)	155 (28.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	5.3	1321^st of 1347 public elementary schools	1.9%		8	1269^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.2%	52	3.5	0.0	11.1	9.7	17.6	20.9	24.6	24.0	9.3	12.2	5.3	0.0	10.5	0.0				$13,546	$1,934	$11,612
New York Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 N New York Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7280	550	53	10.4	91.8%	2 (0.4%)	336 (61.1%)	148 (26.9%)	33 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	4.3	1331^st of 1347 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.2	1328^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.7%	3	5.8	2.6	11.7	2.4	9.8	8.9	28.8	9.5	11.8	4.9	1.9	2.3	6.8	7.5				$13,378	$1,752	$11,626
Pennsylvania Ave School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7290	566	54	10.5	85.7%	10 (1.8%)	331 (58.5%)	190 (33.6%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	10.3	1249^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.1	1183^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	11.6%	66	4.5	2.2	26.5	19.6	25.0	38.9	24.1	44.5	17.6	12.7	0.0	8.3	1.9	11.1				$14,638	$2,159	$12,479
Uptown School Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	323 Madison Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 344-8809	518	59	8.7	90.3%	6 (1.2%)	272 (52.5%)	211 (40.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	5.3	1319^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.1%		8.3	1264^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.5%	55	6.3	2.1	7.1	13.6	18.3	26.1	17.5	15.4	3.6	0.0	6.1	2.1	4.8	9.6				$14,625	$2,387	$12,238
Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	318	36	8.8	45.6%	175 (55.0%)	13 (4.1%)	86 (27.0%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	67.5	448^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.3	362^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	86			68.1	53.3					56.9	62.9								$6,322		$6,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Sovereign Avenue School

How many students attend Sovereign Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Sovereign Avenue School.

What district is Sovereign Avenue School in?

Atlantic City School District

What schools do graduates of Sovereign Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Sovereign Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Atlantic City High School

What is the racial makeup of Sovereign Avenue School?

Students at Sovereign Avenue School are 68% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 10% African American.

Is Sovereign Avenue School a good school?

Sovereign Avenue School ranks 1009^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.