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Texas Avenue School

Public Grades K-8

1199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Texas Avenue School is an elementary school located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 499 students. The school is part of the Atlantic City School District, which is ranked 544 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Texas Avenue School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 44.9% statewide, and only 6% were proficient in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 3.2% to 23.9% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. Texas Avenue School also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, as well as high rates of chronic absenteeism.

While the other schools in the Atlantic City School District, such as Uptown School Complex, New York Avenue School, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex, also perform poorly on state assessments, one school, Richmond Avenue School, stands out as an exception, with significantly higher academic performance than the other schools in the district. Another school, Chelsea Heights School, also performs better than Texas Avenue School. Understanding the factors that contribute to the success of these outlier schools could provide valuable insights for improving the performance of Texas Avenue School and other struggling schools in the district.

496

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,119

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2523 Arctic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-3901

(609) 343-7350

District: Atlantic City School District

Students who attend Texas Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Atlantic City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

Asian:

26.0%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,199^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

668^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	13.0	1199 of 1347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1081 of 1338	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1137 of 1342	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1099 of 1345	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1146 of 1317	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1171 of 1360	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1193 of 1353	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1159 of 1352	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	1172 of 1346	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1170 of 1357	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1239 of 1363	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1195 of 1367	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	1244 of 1363	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	1124 of 1360	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	1110 of 1354	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	1237 of 1346	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	1229 of 1338	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	1249 of 1329	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	1264 of 1314	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.1	1196 of 1303	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	1162 of 1298	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	1155 of 1204	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	312 of 330	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	284 of 340	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	317 of 346	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	302 of 348	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	279 of 370	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	314 of 370	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	392 of 597	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	246 of 559	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	149 of 499	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	217 of 489	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	256 of 411	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	285 of 463	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	299 of 434	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1162 of 1326	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1102 of 1317	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1143 of 1318	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1062 of 1326	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1151 of 1290	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1126 of 1331	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1156 of 1333	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	933 of 1032	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	839 of 989	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	847 of 982	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	810 of 953	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	842 of 896	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	772 of 899	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	774 of 870	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	809 of 1023	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	487 of 839	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	582 of 942	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1142 of 1318	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	956 of 1313	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1027 of 1315	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1031 of 1324	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1065 of 1297	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1130 of 1335	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1148 of 1334	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	911 of 1023	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	598 of 989	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	562 of 958	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	685 of 949	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	745 of 1007	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	722 of 1001	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	668 of 752	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	603 of 743	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	624 of 748	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	609 of 745	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	520 of 652	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	620 of 745	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	583 of 716	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	494 of 712	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	444 of 713	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	453 of 713	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.3	569 of 717	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	579 of 684	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	512 of 677	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	573 of 664	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	546 of 640	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	583 of 631	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	196 of 204	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	169 of 200	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	182 of 201	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	182 of 200	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	115 of 147	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	180 of 199	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	174 of 200	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	218 of 343	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	141 of 320	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	114 of 288	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	180 of 270	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	190 of 227	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	176 of 202	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	657 of 728	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	603 of 717	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	608 of 720	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	588 of 726	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	437 of 625	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	620 of 703	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	576 of 680	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	561 of 608	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	517 of 589	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	518 of 587	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	545 of 591	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	451 of 480	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	500 of 524	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	434 of 504	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	488 of 613	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	608 of 726	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	545 of 719	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	580 of 718	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	613 of 730	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	546 of 635	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	572 of 697	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	535 of 675	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	259 of 510	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	258 of 401	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	291 of 471	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I69%+28 vs state

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

Science7%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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How many students attend Texas Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Texas Avenue School.

Is Texas Avenue School a good school?

Texas Avenue School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Texas Avenue School in?

Atlantic City School District

What schools do graduates of Texas Avenue School attend?

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

High : Atlantic City High School

What is the racial makeup of Texas Avenue School?

Students at Texas Avenue School are 66% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 7% African American, 1% White.

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