Uptown School Complex

Located at 323 Madison Avenue, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Uptown School Complex is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that educates 518 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Atlantic City School District. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 405.

Atlantic City School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,339 students. Uptown School Complex is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Uptown School Complex records that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Atlantic County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Uptown School Complex tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Atlantic County) records that the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which Uptown School Complex is one.

The closest other public school is Pennsylvania Ave School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Uptown School Complex at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Uptown School Complex has decreased 9%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 62% to 53%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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