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Pennsylvania Ave School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Pennsylvania Ave School is an elementary school located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 541 students. The school is part of the Atlantic City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pennsylvania Ave School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 44.5% in English Language Arts and 0% to 17.6% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.

Pennsylvania Ave School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 31.6% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.13% to 89.08%. While the nearby schools in the Atlantic City School District also perform poorly, some schools like Richmond Avenue School and Chelsea Heights School perform slightly better, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement within the district.

566

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,638

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-5235

(609) 343-7290

District: Atlantic City School District

Students who attend Pennsylvania Ave School usually attend:

High:

Atlantic City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.5%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,249^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

642^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	10.3	1249 of 1347	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1183 of 1338	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1175 of 1342	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1230 of 1345	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1253 of 1317	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1277 of 1360	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1283 of 1353	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1267 of 1352	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1234 of 1346	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	1291 of 1357	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	1307 of 1363	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	1231 of 1367	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1233 of 1363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	1166 of 1360	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	1202 of 1354	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	1148 of 1346	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1221 of 1338	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	1241 of 1329	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	1196 of 1314	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.5	1232 of 1303	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1290 of 1298	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.9	1130 of 1204	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	323 of 463	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	336 of 469	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	344 of 463	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	428 of 494	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	439 of 456	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	427 of 522	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	397 of 517	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	325 of 597	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	331 of 559	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	382 of 489	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	308 of 463	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	315 of 434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1159 of 1326	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1040 of 1317	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1049 of 1318	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1238 of 1326	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1265 of 1290	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1238 of 1331	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1226 of 1333	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	908 of 1032	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	708 of 989	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	812 of 982	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	815 of 953	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	751 of 896	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	804 of 899	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	790 of 870	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	898 of 1023	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	742 of 939	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	753 of 863	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	864 of 942	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1208 of 1318	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1186 of 1313	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1155 of 1315	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1089 of 1324	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1111 of 1297	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1189 of 1335	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1251 of 1334	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	13.8	921 of 989	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	657 of 949	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	701 of 868	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	807 of 1007	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	891 of 1001	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	642 of 752	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	651 of 743	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	675 of 748	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	703 of 745	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	597 of 652	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	699 of 745	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	687 of 716	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	646 of 712	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	629 of 713	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	645 of 713	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	669 of 717	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	644 of 704	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.1	631 of 631	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	281 of 359	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	282 of 352	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	337 of 361	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	331 of 356	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	239 of 291	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	301 of 326	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	261 of 343	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	157 of 227	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	572 of 728	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	627 of 717	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	635 of 720	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	681 of 726	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	565 of 625	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	653 of 703	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	623 of 680	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	390 of 608	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	383 of 589	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	489 of 587	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	442 of 480	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	467 of 524	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	489 of 504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	524 of 613	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	443 of 584	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	443 of 549	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	640 of 726	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	615 of 719	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	604 of 718	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	668 of 730	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	562 of 635	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	657 of 697	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	664 of 675	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	20.5	347 of 401	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	440 of 492	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

Science3%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Pennsylvania Ave School

Is Pennsylvania Ave School a good school?

Pennsylvania Ave School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Pennsylvania Ave School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Pennsylvania Ave School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennsylvania Ave School?

Students at Pennsylvania Ave School are 58% African American, 34% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Pennsylvania Ave School in?

Atlantic City School District

What schools do graduates of Pennsylvania Ave School attend?

Students who attend Pennsylvania Ave School usually go on to attend:

High : Atlantic City High School

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