Elementary Schools in Margate City School District

Summary:

The Margate City School District has only one elementary school, the William H. Ross III School, which serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 184 students. Despite being the sole elementary school in the district, the William H. Ross III School has demonstrated strong academic performance, outperforming the state averages on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades.

The school is ranked 380 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students have a low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, and the school has a low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 4.89%, indicating a stable and engaged student population. The school's high per-student spending of $18,057 and low student-teacher ratio of 6.7 suggest a significant investment in resources and small class sizes, which likely contribute to the school's strong academic outcomes.

Overall, the William H. Ross III School appears to be a high-performing elementary school within the Margate City School District, providing a quality education and effectively preparing its students for success.

District Detail

8103 Winchester Avenue
Margate City, NJ 08402

(609) 822-1447

SchoolDigger Rank:
91^st of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 326

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	186	26	7.0	7.0%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	72.8	380^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.8%		82.5	246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.6%	134	54.6	67.5	70.6	57.5	$18,057	$540	$17,517

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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.

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