New York Avenue School

Located at 411 N New York Avenue, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, New York Avenue School is a mid-tier primary school that works with 550 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Atlantic City School District. That puts it 36% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Atlantic City School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,339 students; New York Avenue School is among them.

Looking at the student body, New York Avenue School records that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 27% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting New York Avenue School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New York Avenue School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 15.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 7.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Atlantic County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,050, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Atlantic County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), New York Avenue School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, New York Avenue School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. New York Avenue School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 605 (now 550). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 73% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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