Pennsylvania Ave School

Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Ave School is a mid-tier elementary school, operated by Atlantic City School District. It enrolls 566 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Within Atlantic City School District, which oversees 11 schools and 6,339 students, Pennsylvania Ave School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pennsylvania Ave School records that Black students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Pennsylvania Ave School lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at Pennsylvania Ave School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Pennsylvania Ave School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.3%; this one delivers 15.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Atlantic County put median household income runs about $78,050, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pennsylvania Ave School is one of 77 public schools in Atlantic County (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students).

Uptown School Complex is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pennsylvania Ave School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 22.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pennsylvania Ave School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 566).

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