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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340096000028
Richmond Avenue School
4115 Ventnor Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 · (609) 343-7250 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
532 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Richmond Avenue School→Atlantic City High School
Based on grade levels within Atlantic City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 47.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Richmond Avenue School
Richmond Avenue School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Avenue School this school | 609 | 87.4% | 51.1% |
| School 27 PATERSON | 641 | 80.8% | 24.1% |
| Texas Avenue School Atlantic City | 496 | 91.3% | 20.9% |
| Sovereign Avenue School Atlantic City | 717 | 90.8% | 29.9% |
| School 5 PATERSON | 753 | 74.8% | 26.0% |
| Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON | 545 | 94.9% | 31.2% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richmond Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #497 of 1,290 | #6 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #608 of 1,319 ▼ 8 | #8 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #426 of 1,319 ▼ 50 | #3 of 38 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #212 of 1,562 | #8 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #390 of 1,390 | #19 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #428 of 1,392 | #16 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #92 of 1,481 | #10 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #279 of 798 | #7 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
609
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 609 | 59.8 | 10.2:1 | 87% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 60.8 | 9.8:1 | 85% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 57.8 | 10.2:1 | 87% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 58 | 10.6:1 | 83% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 59.6 | 12.0:1 | 92% (658) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 58 | 11.1:1 | 83% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 38 | 9.4:1 | 88% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 85% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (715 to 609); teachers unchanged (59.6 to 59.8).
About Richmond Avenue School
Richmond Avenue School is a large elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in Atlantic City. Total enrollment is 609 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 50% higher.
Atlantic City School District is responsible for 11 schools, Richmond Avenue School included, with 6,339 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Richmond Avenue School, about 53 are Hispanic. It is also 29% Asian, 12% Black, and 4% White. Atlantic County's residents are about 20% Hispanic, 33 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Richmond Avenue School scores 62%.
Based on 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Richmond Avenue School has a ratio of 10.2:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. The average for public schools in Atlantic County is 59%.
Richmond Avenue School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Richmond Avenue School is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools: 51.1% actual against 18.4% predicted.
In Atlantic County, home to about 276,270 people, the median household earns about $78,050 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Atlantic County number 77, with about 41,964 students.
Richmond Avenue School is about 0.5 miles from Chelsea Heights School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Richmond Avenue School is ahead of the 22.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 615 to 609, a small change.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Richmond Avenue School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atlantic City School District
- Atlantic City High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Sovereign Avenue SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Pennsylvania Ave SchoolElementary · 566 students
- New York Avenue SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexElementary · 544 students
- Uptown School ComplexElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Atlantic City
- Atlantic City High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Sovereign Avenue SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Pennsylvania Ave SchoolElementary · 566 students
- New York Avenue SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexElementary · 544 students
- Uptown School ComplexElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Chelsea Heights School0.5 mi · 267
- Sovereign Avenue School0.6 mi · 717
- Brighton Avenue School0.8 mi · 302
- Texas Avenue School1.0 mi · 496
- Atlantic City High School1.6 mi · 1,731
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex1.6 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond Avenue SchoolHow many students attend Richmond Avenue School?
Richmond Avenue School enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-08.
Is Richmond Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richmond Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Richmond Avenue School have?
Richmond Avenue School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Richmond Avenue School?
Student demographics at Richmond Avenue School are roughly 4% White, 53% Hispanic, 12% Black, 29% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Richmond Avenue School in?
Richmond Avenue School is part of Atlantic City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.