Summary:
Zip code 08401 has nine elementary schools in Atlantic City School District: eight serve pre-K through grade 8, while Brighton Avenue serves pre-K through grade 5, and the supplied test results cover grades 3–8. Across the area, school averages were below state averages in every listed subject and grade; the clearest standout is Richmond Avenue School, which led most tested ELA grades and every tested math grade in 2025–2026.
Richmond Avenue was strongest across subjects: it scored 69% in grade 5 math and 42% in grade 8 math, the top results in those grades, and led five of six ELA grades. Chelsea Heights School led grade 6 ELA at 55% and was a strong upper-grade option, with 58% in grade 7 ELA. Results were weakest at different schools depending on grade: Uptown School Complex had the lowest ELA results in grades 3–4 and math results in grades 3–5; New York Avenue School had the lowest ELA results in grades 5–7. Pennsylvania Ave School had especially low math scores, ranging from 2% to 15% across grades 3–8.
Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the area’s average ELA result fell from 34% to 31%, while math rose from 19% to 20%; the average gap to the state widened by about 1 point in ELA and narrowed by about 1 point in math. Algebra I is a notable exception to some schools’ broader math results: Sovereign Avenue School scored 86% and Texas Avenue School 59%, compared with 40% statewide. All schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 86% at Pennsylvania Avenue to 92% at Brighton; these figures describe context, not a reason for scores. SchoolDigger statewide percentile rankings also fell between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026: Texas and Chelsea each dropped 11 points, while Richmond dropped 7.
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