Richmond Avenue School

Located at 4115 Ventnor Avenue, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Richmond Avenue School is a substantial elementary school that teaches 609 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Atlantic City School District. Enrollment runs roughly 50% above the state mean of about 405.

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

In terms of who attends, Richmond Avenue School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Asian, 12% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Atlantic County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Richmond Avenue School sits in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 18.4%; actual is 51.1%, +32.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Atlantic County shows median household earnings sit near $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Atlantic County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), Richmond Avenue School is one campus in the mix.

Chelsea Heights School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 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), Richmond Avenue School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 22.4%.

Richmond Avenue School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Richmond Avenue School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 609). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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