New York Avenue Elementary School

Located at 121 WEST NEW YORK AVENUE, in SOMERS POINT, New Jersey, New York Avenue Elementary School is a micro-enrollment elementary school that serves 4 students (grade pre-K), run under Somers Point School District. That puts it 99% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Somers Point School District, which oversees 3 schools and 684 students, New York Avenue Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, New York Avenue Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 25% White, 25% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, Class-load math at New York Avenue Elementary School comes out to about -1.0:1.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Atlantic County) shows that median household income runs about $78,050, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which New York Avenue Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jordan Road Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count contracted 95%: 73 students in 2018 compared to 4 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 55% to 25%.

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