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Atlantic City High School

Public Grades 9-12

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Atlantic City High School is a public high school serving 1,699 students in grades 9-12 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The school is part of the Atlantic City School District, which is ranked 544 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Atlantic City High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance is particularly poor for its African American, Hispanic, and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of New Jersey high schools for these subgroups. Proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently well below the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points or more, with only 24.2% of 9th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 3-10% proficient in Algebra I and Geometry. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 80-91%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.0% to 2.9% in recent years.

Nearby schools, such as Atlantic County High School, Atlantic County Institute of Technology, and Oakcrest High School, generally perform better than Atlantic City High School on various metrics, including statewide rankings, test scores, graduation rates, and socioeconomic factors. Atlantic City High School also has very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 41.3% in recent years, which is a major concern and likely contributes to the school's poor academic performance.

1,731

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,812

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 N Albany Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-6153

(609) 343-7300

District: Atlantic City School District

Feeder schools for Atlantic City High School:

Elementary:	Brighton Avenue School
	Chelsea Heights School
	Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex
	New York Avenue School
	More...
	Pennsylvania Ave School
	Richmond Avenue School
	Sovereign Avenue School
	Texas Avenue School
	Uptown School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

African American:

32.0%

Asian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (82% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg48%

406^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	406 of 434	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	386 of 429	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	367 of 422	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	346 of 405	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	355 of 416	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	354 of 415	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	331 of 411	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	262 of 409	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	279 of 406	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.7	354 of 411	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	346 of 396	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	350 of 388	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	341 of 378	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	337 of 371	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	326 of 370	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	324 of 359	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	322 of 361	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	325 of 357	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	320 of 351	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	317 of 348	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	12.1	302 of 343	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	268 of 283	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	261 of 282	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	235 of 250	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	222 of 256	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	234 of 254	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	257 of 266	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	145 of 190	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	165 of 191	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	142 of 172	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	167 of 175	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	153 of 165	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	183 of 191	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	189 of 198	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	188 of 215	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	168 of 191	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	75 of 161	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	112 of 137	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	77 of 101	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	85 of 146	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	400 of 426	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	396 of 420	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	357 of 416	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	334 of 414	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	341 of 402	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	357 of 408	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	360 of 403	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	392 of 406	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	385 of 403	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	366 of 385	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	343 of 382	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	344 of 374	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	341 of 364	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	327 of 368	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	336 of 377	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	270 of 344	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	210 of 324	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	234 of 326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	289 of 347	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	261 of 345	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	393 of 426	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	364 of 419	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	347 of 414	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	334 of 410	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	339 of 402	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	353 of 407	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	349 of 405	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	333 of 359	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	358 of 361	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	308 of 339	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	337 of 344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	258 of 333	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	325 of 349	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	316 of 355	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	253 of 347	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	244 of 345	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	243 of 335	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	213 of 335	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	261 of 336	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	286 of 339	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	264 of 340	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-33 vs state

Mathematics21%-37 vs state

Science16%-15 vs state

Algebra I9%-22 vs state

Geometry5%-48 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Despite Atlantic City's negative reputation, students at ACHS get a top rated education, are admitted to some of the best colleges in the country and come out of school prepared for life. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	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%)	12.4	406^th of 434 public high schools	6.5%		14.7	386^th of 429 public high schools	10.0%	20	47.8	20.8	16.2	24.2	10.1	3.0	9.4		0.0	9.1			$12,812	$472	$12,340
Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	701 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6900	997	74	13.4	72.6%	10 (1.0%)	283 (28.4%)	680 (68.2%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	8.8	422^nd of 434 public high schools	2.8%		11.2	405^th of 429 public high schools	5.6%	17	54.7	21.6	5.1	10.9	4.2		4.1						$16,528	$509	$16,019
Mainland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1301 Oak Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Mainland Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-4151	1,160	96	12.1	26.6%	721 (62.2%)	56 (4.8%)	255 (22.0%)	64 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.5%)	46.5	227^th of 434 public high schools	47.7%		60	144^th of 429 public high schools	66.4%	83		74.7	25.2	43.5	20.5		20.5	55.3		55.3			$16,480	$184	$16,296
Atlantic Regional School	Public	9-12	2562 Tilton Rd	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 645-6748	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	413 New Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-7694	253	41	6.1	74.7%	72 (28.5%)	87 (34.4%)	84 (33.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	14.5	392^nd of 434 public high schools	9.7%		15.3	382^nd of 429 public high schools	11.0%	10	61.2	24.2	16.6	10.2	9.5	0.0	7.4						$12,908	$881	$12,027
Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,106	126	8.7	15.0%	958 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	97 (8.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	58.2	153^rd of 434 public high schools	64.7%		70.1	100^th of 429 public high schools	76.7%	53		76.2	35.9	68.1	26.1		26.0	43.9		40.9	64.2	56.3	$10,624		$10,624
Absegami High School	Public	9-12	201 S Wrangleboro Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 652-1372	1,130	101	11.1	54.2%	436 (38.6%)	274 (24.2%)	291 (25.8%)	93 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	28.6	320^th of 434 public high schools	26.3%		32.6	293^rd of 429 public high schools	31.7%	27	72.8	50.7	15.9	26.7	7.8		7.7	69.1		69.1			$9,824	$203	$9,621
Egg Harbor Township High School	Public	9-12	24 High School Drive	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 653-0100	2,279	205	11.1	51.6%	875 (38.4%)	242 (10.6%)	689 (30.2%)	332 (14.6%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	133 (5.8%)	38.9	272^nd of 434 public high schools	37.3%		38.5	264^th of 429 public high schools	38.5%	8	75.2	51.2	32.2	40.9	15.6		15.6	38.6		38.6	96.4	96.4	$13,344	$101	$13,243
Oakcrest High School	Public	9-12	1824 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 909-2600	949	84	11.2	66.3%	289 (30.5%)	298 (31.4%)	263 (27.7%)	54 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	21.8	349^th of 434 public high schools	19.6%		23.3	337^th of 429 public high schools	21.4%	12	77.4	34.8	15.4	14.1	3.9		3.8	30.4		30.4			$10,231	$216	$10,015
Atlantic County High School	Public	9-12	4805 Nawakwa Boulevard	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 625-5663	112	7	16.0	45.5%	36 (32.1%)	33 (29.5%)	36 (32.1%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)													$15,670		$15,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlantic City High School

Is Atlantic City High School a good school?

Atlantic City High School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Atlantic City High School in?

Atlantic City School District

How many students attend Atlantic City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,731 students attended Atlantic City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Atlantic City High School?

Students at Atlantic City High School are 44% Hispanic, 32% African American, 17% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Atlantic City High School?

Atlantic City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brighton Avenue School
Elementary : Chelsea Heights School
Elementary : Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex
Elementary : New York Avenue School
Elementary : Pennsylvania Ave School
Elementary : Richmond Avenue School
Elementary : Sovereign Avenue School
Elementary : Texas Avenue School
Elementary : Uptown School Complex

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