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Ventnor Elementary School

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Ventnor Elementary School ranks 448 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ventnor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Ventnor City, New Jersey, with 302 students. The school consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA/PARCC assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 68.1% of 3rd graders and 53.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6% respectively. In Math, 56.9% of 3rd graders and 62.9% of 4th graders were proficient, compared to 49.8% and 46.7% statewide.

Ventnor Elementary School also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking 326th out of 1,032 NJ elementary schools, its White students ranking 292nd out of 970 schools, and its low socioeconomic status students ranking an impressive 109th out of 1,023 schools. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024 is lower than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 7.3 to 8.1 over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Atlantic City School District, which are all rated 1 or 0 stars by SchoolDigger, Ventnor Elementary School outperforms significantly. For example, in 2024-2025, Ventnor's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 68.1% was much higher than the 33.8% at South Main Street Elementary and the 11.1% at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex. Additionally, the William H. Ross III School in nearby Margate City is a high-performing 4-star school that also outperforms the state averages, providing a useful comparison point and potential model for Ventnor Elementary.

318

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,322

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N Lafayette Avenue
Ventnor City, NJ 08406

(609) 487-7900

District: Ventnor City School District

Students who attend Ventnor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Ventnor Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg49%

448^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 609Ventnor 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	67.5	448 of 1347	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	362 of 1338	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	380 of 1342	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	732 of 1345	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	683 of 1317	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1063 of 1360	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1068 of 1353	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.0	715 of 1352	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.9	702 of 1346	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.1	669 of 1357	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	27.8	1074 of 1363	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	1048 of 1367	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1071 of 1363	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	1075 of 1360	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.7	1026 of 1354	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.7	883 of 1346	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.1	823 of 1338	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	1090 of 1329	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	1107 of 1314	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.2	943 of 1303	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	1073 of 1298	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.7	880 of 1204	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	536 of 1326	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	499 of 1317	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	368 of 1318	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	578 of 1326	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	417 of 1290	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.3	1110 of 1331	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1159 of 1333	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	326 of 1032	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	164 of 989	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	114 of 982	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	496 of 953	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	547 of 896	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	640 of 899	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	668 of 870	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	109 of 1023	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	43 of 939	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	46 of 910	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	69.5	185 of 863	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	132 of 839	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	510 of 948	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	564 of 942	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	389 of 1318	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	241 of 1313	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	398 of 1315	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	859 of 1324	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	851 of 1297	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	889 of 1335	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	767 of 1334	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	506 of 1023	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.1	742 of 989	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	707 of 949	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	748 of 868	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	779 of 1007	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	423 of 1001	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	292 of 970	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	257 of 963	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	288 of 975	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	363 of 976	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	342 of 964	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	7.4	958 of 1023	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	881 of 1022	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+12 vs state

English Language Arts59%+10 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
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
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
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
South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%		14	1165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	9.6		33.8	39.3	36.8				27.6	14.3	22.4							$15,724	$663	$15,061
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

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