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Uptown School Complex

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Uptown School Complex is an elementary school in Atlantic City, New Jersey that serves grades PK-8. Despite being part of the Atlantic City School District, which is ranked 544 out of 609 districts in New Jersey, Uptown School Complex has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Uptown School Complex faces significant challenges, including significantly underperforming the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 7.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 3.6% proficient or better in math. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 44.4% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.97% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students, performing poorly compared to their peers statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Atlantic City School District, such as Chelsea Heights School, Richmond Avenue School, and Texas Avenue School, significantly outperform Uptown School Complex on most metrics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Uptown School Complex are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district. Additionally, Uptown School Complex spends $14,625 per student, which is higher than the spending at some of the nearby schools, indicating that the school's struggles may not be solely due to a lack of funding or resources.

518

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,625

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

323 Madison Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-5417

(609) 344-8809

District: Atlantic City School District

Students who attend Uptown School Complex usually attend:

High:

Atlantic City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

Hispanic:

40.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,319^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

711^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	5.3	1319 of 1347	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1264 of 1338	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1301 of 1342	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1321 of 1345	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1262 of 1317	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1348 of 1360	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	1343 of 1353	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	1337 of 1352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	1310 of 1346	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	1249 of 1357	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	1284 of 1363	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	1232 of 1367	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	1281 of 1363	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1082 of 1360	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	1162 of 1354	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1112 of 1346	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	1128 of 1338	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1182 of 1329	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	1177 of 1314	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.8	1244 of 1303	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.3	1231 of 1298	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.8	1049 of 1204	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	386 of 463	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	392 of 469	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	421 of 463	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	479 of 494	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	433 of 456	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	496 of 522	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	465 of 517	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	540 of 597	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	372 of 559	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	397 of 489	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	404 of 463	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	413 of 434	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1275 of 1326	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1192 of 1317	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1254 of 1318	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1295 of 1326	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1260 of 1290	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1286 of 1331	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1302 of 1333	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	919 of 1032	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	850 of 989	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	899 of 982	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	830 of 953	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	774 of 896	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	827 of 899	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	812 of 870	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	980 of 1023	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	928 of 942	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1247 of 1318	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1233 of 1313	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1239 of 1315	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1242 of 1324	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1179 of 1297	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1301 of 1335	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1301 of 1334	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	811 of 1023	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	839 of 989	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	854 of 958	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	874 of 949	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	701 of 868	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	956 of 1007	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	792 of 1001	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	711 of 752	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	678 of 743	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	661 of 748	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	682 of 745	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	609 of 652	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	710 of 745	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	683 of 716	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	655 of 712	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	623 of 713	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	668 of 713	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	647 of 717	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	631 of 704	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	629 of 677	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	624 of 684	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	611 of 677	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	591 of 664	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	610 of 640	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	623 of 631	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	593 of 615	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.3	571 of 599	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	563 of 588	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	309 of 359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	299 of 352	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	292 of 361	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	307 of 356	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	255 of 291	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	285 of 326	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	257 of 326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	240 of 343	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	692 of 728	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	705 of 717	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	636 of 720	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	637 of 726	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	547 of 625	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	659 of 703	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	653 of 680	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	529 of 608	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	409 of 589	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	395 of 587	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	485 of 591	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	392 of 480	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	474 of 524	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	495 of 504	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	553 of 613	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	504 of 584	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	432 of 549	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	661 of 726	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	588 of 719	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	615 of 718	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	654 of 730	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	593 of 635	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	678 of 697	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	625 of 675	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	422 of 507	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	502 of 510	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	346 of 401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	425 of 492	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	362 of 471	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Mathematics4%-37 vs state

Science4%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brigantine Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 East Evans Blvd	Brigantine	08203	Atlantic County	Brigantine Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 266-3603	380	55	6.8	38.2%	283 (74.5%)	12 (3.2%)	44 (11.6%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	66.3	464^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.6%		49.7	670^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.9%	206	47.1	9.7	39.5	59.2	73.5	54.0	57.9	60.0	55.2	55.6	73.5	51.3	42.1	33.3		78.5	78.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Uptown School Complex

Is Uptown School Complex a good school?

Uptown School Complex ranks in the bottom 2.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Uptown School Complex in?

Atlantic City School District

How many students attend Uptown School Complex?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Uptown School Complex.

What is the racial makeup of Uptown School Complex?

Students at Uptown School Complex are 53% African American, 41% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Uptown School Complex attend?

Students who attend Uptown School Complex usually go on to attend:

High : Atlantic City High School

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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.