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Atlantic City School District

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At a glance

544^thof 607 New Jersey districts

Better than 10% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 9 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1300 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401·(609) 343-7200·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 10.4% of districts

Schools

6,339

Students

Top rankedRichmond Avenue School493^rd of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brighton Avenue School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Uptown School Complex 8.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 10 schools in Atlantic City School District include nine elementary schools and one high school, serving students from elementary grades through high school in Atlantic City. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools’ average grades 3–5 results were 27% proficient in ELA and 22% in math, compared with state averages of 49% and 47%; across grades 6–8, the averages were 34% in ELA and 17% in math, versus 53% and 34% statewide. The defining finding is a wide divide among elementary schools, rather than uniformly strong or weak results across the area.

Richmond Avenue School is the clearest elementary standout: its grades 3–5 averages were 60% in ELA and 59% in math, each about 12 percentage points above the matching state average. The other eight schools averaged about 23% in ELA and 17% in math. At the low end, Uptown School Complex averaged 8% in ELA and 4% in math. Chelsea Heights School was especially competitive in grades 6–8, averaging 53% in ELA and 33% in math, close to state averages of 53% and 34%. Individual results can differ from a school’s broader pattern: Sovereign Avenue School had 86% proficient in end-of-course Algebra I and 90% in grade 8 Algebra I, above state results of 40% and 75%.

Recent elementary changes were mixed: grades 3–5 averages fell 5 percentage points in ELA but rose 1 point in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; the corresponding state changes were down 2 points and up less than 1 point. Richmond Avenue remains the highest-ranked listed elementary school by SchoolDigger percentile, though its percentile moved from 70 in 2023–2024 to 63 in 2025–2026. Student–teacher ratios do not mirror results: Richmond’s was 10.1, while Uptown’s was 8.7. All nine elementary schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for sy 2024–2025, with shares from 86% to 92%; these are context, not an explanation of test results. The high school also faces concerns: Atlantic City High School had 50% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025, compared with 14% statewide, and its 2025–2026 proficiency was 7% in end-of-course Algebra I and 34% in NJGPA math, versus 40% and 61% statewide.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)					NJSLA Geometry (2026)				NJSLA Algebra II (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Atlantic City High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Albany Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7300	1,731	150	11.5	83.0%	90 (5.2%)	554 (32.0%)	759 (43.8%)	292 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	22 (1.3%)	18.2	372^nd of 434 public high schools	14.3%		12.4	406^th of 434 public high schools	6.5%	34	56.2	33.9			19.8							27.5									8.4	0.0	7.4		41.0		39.2			$23,981	$1,248	$22,733
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%)	23.1	1027^th of 1331 public elementary schools	22.8%		26.3	1009^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.1%	18			19.1	8.0		18.4	17.6	39.4	50.1	45.6	34.4		17.1	27.1	23.6	28.8	25.0	4.0		90.4			86.4							$21,381	$2,374	$19,007
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%)	40.1	795^th of 1331 public elementary schools	40.3%		39.9	813^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%	18			16.1	8.6		46.2	38.4	43.3	54.8	58.4	47.0		46.2	15.3	48.4	35.5	32.4	32.3												$23,982	$2,237	$21,745
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%)	11.2	1221^st of 1331 public elementary schools	8.3%		13	1199^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.0%	22			13.3	5.1		22.4	12.5	21.0	25.8	24.2	25.4		28.8	10.2	9.1	13.5	5.6	2.6		69.2			59.1							$19,760	$2,136	$17,624
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%)	5.1	1305^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.3	1331^st of 1347 public elementary schools	1.2%	26			0.0	3.4		17.4	7.5	5.7	18.9	11.1	20.0		8.7	7.3	5.7	5.6	6.8	8.6												$27,385	$2,927	$24,458
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%)	4.4	1315^th of 1331 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.3	1319^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.1%	4			2.7	1.8		7.8	4.0	11.9	20.0	25.5	19.7		4.3	4.3	2.6	6.5	11.1	4.9												$26,595	$2,048	$24,547
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%)	9.7	1242^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.3	1249^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.3%	7			7.2	0.0		33.4	13.1	23.4	25.0	19.5	26.8		14.6	9.1	4.6	8.1	5.6	1.9												$26,241	$3,027	$23,214
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%)	64.6	493^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	63.0%		69	434^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.8%	59			25.6	12.1		58.6	62.2	60.5	54.4	67.9	50.8		51.2	56.5	69.2	43.1	45.5	42.4												$20,715	$2,153	$18,562
Venice Park School	Public	PK	1601 N Penrose Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 343-7270	39	5	7.3	82.1%	0 (0.0%)	19 (48.7%)	14 (35.9%)	4 (10.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)																														$57,688	$2,990	$54,698
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%)	6.9	1282^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.3	1321^st of 1347 public elementary schools	1.9%	39			2.6	3.4		10.9	19.2	15.8	20.0	30.9	29.3		8.7	9.6	7.9	12.7	7.2	17.5												$24,514	$2,603	$21,911
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%)	26	990^th of 1331 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.7	1066^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.9%	76			6.7			44.4	32.2	33.4					50.0	24.1	25.0															$28,880	$2,865	$26,015

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ventnor City School District	2.19 mi	2	155^th
Margate City School District	2.68 mi	2	85^th
Pleasantville Public School District	3 mi	6	588^th
Northfield City School District	4.5 mi	2	251^st
Absecon Public Schools District	4.89 mi	2	402^nd

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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.