Summary:
The 10 elementary schools located in the 08401 zip code of Atlantic City, New Jersey are part of the Atlantic City School District, which is ranked 544 out of 609 districts in the state and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The data reveals a significant performance gap between the top-performing schools, such as Richmond Avenue School, Chelsea Heights School, and Brighton Avenue School, and the lower-performing schools, such as New York Avenue School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex, Uptown School Complex, and Texas Avenue School.
The top-performing schools in the district, such as Richmond Avenue, Chelsea Heights, and Brighton Avenue, significantly outperform the district and state averages on English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency tests, suggesting that there may be effective practices or strategies being implemented that could be replicated or scaled across the district to improve outcomes. However, the district as a whole struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, which likely contribute to the overall low academic performance.
The data also reveals that the schools in the 08401 zip code have very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 75% to 95.79%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. This highlights the importance of addressing the social and economic factors that can impact student learning, as well as the need for targeted interventions and support to address the disparities in academic performance across the district.
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