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Richmond Avenue School

Q: Is Richmond Avenue School a good school?

Richmond Avenue School ranks 434 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Richmond Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Atlantic City School District in New Jersey, with 598 students. This school has a long history of strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects.

Richmond Avenue School excels in serving certain student subgroups, particularly African American students and English Language Learners. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 11th out of 463 New Jersey elementary schools for African American students in English Language Arts, with a 5-star rating. For English Language Learners, Richmond Avenue School ranked 91st out of 597 New Jersey elementary schools in English Language Arts, with a 4-star rating. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school performs exceptionally well, ranking 57th out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools for low-SES students in English Language Arts, with a 5-star rating.

Compared to other schools in the Atlantic City School District, Richmond Avenue School significantly outperforms its peers. For example, in 8th grade English Language Arts, Richmond Avenue School had 51.4% proficiency, compared to just 36.4% for the district. The closest performing school is Sovereign Avenue School, which had 55% proficiency in 8th grade English Language Arts, still lagging behind Richmond Avenue School.

609

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,517

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4115 Ventnor Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-5860

(609) 343-7250

District: Atlantic City School District

Students who attend Richmond Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Atlantic City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.2%

Asian:

28.9%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Atlantic City School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

434^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

300^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	69.0	434 of 1347	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	402 of 1338	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	499 of 1342	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	557 of 1345	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	887 of 1317	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	695 of 1360	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	684 of 1353	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	833 of 1352	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	798 of 1346	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.4	1020 of 1357	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1126 of 1363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1053 of 1367	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	1108 of 1363	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.7	926 of 1360	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.6	866 of 1354	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	848 of 1346	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	990 of 1338	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	1122 of 1329	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	1019 of 1314	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.0	1026 of 1303	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	1163 of 1298	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.5	931 of 1204	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	11 of 463	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	68 of 463	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	50 of 494	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	36.4	298 of 456	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.8	100 of 522	80.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	204 of 330	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.7	64 of 340	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	195 of 346	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	261 of 348	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	185 of 370	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	191 of 370	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	91 of 597	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	48 of 559	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	68 of 499	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	79 of 489	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	108 of 411	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	82 of 463	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	71 of 434	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	490 of 1326	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	443 of 1317	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	607 of 1318	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	594 of 1326	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	864 of 1290	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	688 of 1331	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	799 of 1333	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	260 of 1032	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	326 of 989	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	378 of 982	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	351 of 953	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	725 of 896	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	459 of 899	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	416 of 870	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	57 of 1023	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	32 of 939	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	86 of 910	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	59 of 863	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.4	139 of 839	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	179 of 948	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	108 of 942	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	344 of 1318	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	330 of 1313	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	335 of 1315	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	487 of 1324	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	840 of 1297	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	651 of 1335	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	564 of 1334	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	712 of 958	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	762 of 949	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.0	286 of 1007	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	35.8	585 of 1001	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	300 of 752	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	251 of 743	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	309 of 748	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	388 of 745	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	357 of 652	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	368 of 745	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	378 of 716	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.1	347 of 712	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	300 of 713	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.1	367 of 713	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	449 of 717	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	453 of 704	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	186 of 291	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	130 of 204	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.6	56 of 200	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	114 of 201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	124 of 200	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	107 of 147	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	137 of 199	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	125 of 200	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	40 of 343	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	27 of 320	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	32 of 288	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	28 of 270	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	26 of 197	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	29 of 227	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	36 of 202	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	362 of 728	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	241 of 717	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	302 of 720	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	418 of 726	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	323 of 625	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	356 of 703	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	418 of 680	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	347 of 608	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	362 of 589	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	330 of 587	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	395 of 591	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	309 of 480	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	322 of 524	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	361 of 504	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	52 of 613	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	22 of 584	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	76 of 568	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	46 of 549	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	101 of 541	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	239 of 726	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	240 of 719	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	286 of 718	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	322 of 730	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	347 of 635	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	329 of 697	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	310 of 675	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	60.5	144 of 492	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	137 of 471	70.9%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)98th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2023)26th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2019)71st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2021)36th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+9 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

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)			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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	318	36	8.8	45.6%	175 (55.0%)	13 (4.1%)	86 (27.0%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	67.5	448^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.3	362^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	86			68.1	53.3					56.9	62.9								$6,322		$6,322
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Avenue School

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Avenue School?

Students at Richmond Avenue School are 53% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 12% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Richmond Avenue School a good school?

Richmond Avenue School ranks 434^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Richmond Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Richmond Avenue School usually go on to attend:

High : Atlantic City High School

What district is Richmond Avenue School in?

Atlantic City School District

How many students attend Richmond Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Richmond Avenue School.

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