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Emma C Attales

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Emma C Attales ranks 337 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 55% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Emma C Attales is a public middle school located in Absecon, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 393 students. The school is part of the Absecon Public Schools District, which is ranked 360 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emma C Attales has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the state averages, with some notable exceptions. In 2024-2025, Emma C Attales had significantly higher proficiency rates in Algebra I (72.7% vs. 38.2% statewide) and for English Language Learner students, ranking 99th out of 343 schools. However, the school struggles in science proficiency, with only 12.6% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 19%.

Comparing Emma C Attales to nearby schools, William Davies Middle School in Mays Landing has a lower statewide ranking and performance on NJSLA assessments, while Belhaven Middle School in Linwood and Eugene A. Tighe Middle School in Margate City have consistently outperformed Emma C Attales and the state on NJSLA assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

392

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,518

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Irelan Avenue
Absecon, NJ 08201

(609) 641-5375

District: Absecon Public Schools District

Students who attend Emma C Attales usually attend:

High:

Pleasantville High School

Feeder schools for Emma C Attales:

Elementary:

H Ashton Marsh

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg43%

337^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

360^th of 609Absecon Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	337 of 752	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	354 of 743	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	333 of 748	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	352 of 745	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	286 of 652	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	454 of 745	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	401 of 716	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	425 of 712	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	438 of 713	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	397 of 713	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.9	324 of 717	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	283 of 704	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	356 of 677	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.4	344 of 684	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	333 of 677	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	267 of 664	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	285 of 640	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.8	354 of 631	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.6	260 of 615	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	285 of 599	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	309 of 588	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.3	350 of 574	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	46 of 359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	88 of 352	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	134 of 361	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	269 of 356	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	143 of 291	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	138 of 326	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	131 of 326	59.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	99 of 343	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	83 of 320	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.9	137 of 227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	340 of 728	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	292 of 717	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	286 of 720	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	290 of 726	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	226 of 625	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	484 of 703	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	427 of 680	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	375 of 608	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	344 of 589	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	224 of 587	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	246 of 591	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	116 of 480	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	15.0	470 of 524	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	407 of 504	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	140 of 613	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	197 of 584	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	123 of 568	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	192 of 549	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	116 of 467	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	329 of 541	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	233 of 522	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	302 of 726	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	391 of 719	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	353 of 718	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	420 of 730	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	313 of 635	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	367 of 697	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	307 of 675	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	222 of 507	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	316 of 510	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	317 of 505	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	400 of 535	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	300 of 401	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	428 of 492	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	220 of 502	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	271 of 510	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	294 of 509	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	234 of 512	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	228 of 435	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	303 of 504	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	303 of 497	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I73%+27 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science19%-6 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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%		48.9	354^th of 743 public middle schools	52.4%	17	25.3	12.6	49.5	60.7	56.7	55.4	34.1	40.5	36.6	29.6		72.7	72.7			$8,518	$339	$8,179
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6		16.3	15.7	26.8		7.0	8.2	6.0		56.2	56.2			$14,470	$581	$13,889
Galloway Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	705	62	11.3	56.2%	264 (37.4%)	155 (22.0%)	188 (26.7%)	86 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	30.4	513^th of 752 public middle schools	31.8%		29.3	514^th of 743 public middle schools	30.8%	1		15.5			34.3	34.7			30.5	10.6		79.7	79.7			$7,079	$557	$6,522
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7		36.2	42.1	49.8		22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9	52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0	50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%		54.6	311^th of 743 public middle schools	58.1%	60	33.4	13.3	59.6	56.1	76.7	75.0	56.2	58.6	47.8	6.7		93.3	93.3			$6,486		$6,486
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	92.4	24^th of 752 public middle schools	96.8%		93.4	19^th of 743 public middle schools	97.4%	5	45.7	28.0	76.4	82.2	91.1	88.0	91.2	86.2	75.6	66.6			100.0			$17,865	$175	$17,690
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%		82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%	17	48.0	18.5	76.0	76.0	85.4	83.7	70.7	63.0	76.9	29.7		87.3	87.3			$9,797	$260	$9,537
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1		40.2	46.3	60.0		18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064
William Davies Middle School	Public	6-8	1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6241	943	86	11.0	60.3%	317 (33.6%)	240 (25.5%)	275 (29.2%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.4%)	30.6	508^th of 752 public middle schools	32.4%		27.1	537^th of 743 public middle schools	27.7%	29		9.0		42.0	37.9	47.8		22.2	23.7	17.6		81.4	81.7			$8,975	$298	$8,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Emma C Attales

What district is Emma C Attales in?

Absecon Public Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Emma C Attales?

Students at Emma C Attales are 44% White, 31% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Emma C Attales?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Emma C Attales.

Is Emma C Attales a good school?

Emma C Attales ranks 337^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Emma C Attales attend?

Students who attend Emma C Attales usually go on to attend Pleasantville High School

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