Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTNOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341668000407
Ventnor Elementary School
400 N LAFAYETTE AVENUE, VENTNOR, NJ 08406 · (609) 487-7900 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
8.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
145 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 82 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Ventnor Elementary School→Ventnor Middle School
Based on grade levels within Ventnor City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 61.2% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 20 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 Ventnor Elementary School
Ventnor Elementary School's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventnor Elementary School this school | 318 | 45.6% | 60.9% |
| West Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 387 | 42.4% | 32.4% |
| Taylor Street Elementary School WASHINGTON | 280 | 44.3% | N/A |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School West Berlin | 357 | 47.9% | 29.4% |
| Daniel Webster School WEEHAWKEN | 406 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Washington Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 354 | 42.4% | 40.4% |
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 Ventnor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #317 of 1,290 | #3 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #398 of 1,319 ▼ 39 | #3 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #500 of 1,319 ▼ 78 | #5 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,035 of 1,562 | #33 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #113 of 1,390 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #447 of 1,392 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #652 of 1,481 | #32 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #259 of 798 | #6 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
318
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 318 | 36 | 8.8:1 | 46% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 38 | 8.0:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 41.5 | 7.3:1 | 47% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 38 | 9.0:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 37 | 10.2:1 | 64% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 68% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 45 | 11.9:1 | 63% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | N/A | N/A | 47% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ventnor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (378 to 318); teachers down 3% (37 to 36).
About Ventnor Elementary School
Ventnor Elementary School is an elementary school in VENTNOR, New Jersey, reachable at (609) 487-7900. The school serves 318 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.
Federal data list 2 schools in Ventnor City School District, with 494 students enrolled.
At Ventnor Elementary School, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, Atlantic County is about 56% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ventnor Elementary School and a ratio of 8.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 46% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Atlantic County report 59%.
allk12 grades Ventnor Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ventnor Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 19.7 points (60.9% versus 41.2%), a top-10% result in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Atlantic County, the median household income is $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 77 public schools in Atlantic County, enrolling about 41,964 students in all.
The closest other public school is Ventnor Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ventnor Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ventnor Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Ventnor Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Ventnor Elementary School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 343 to 318 students.
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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 Ventnor City School District
- Ventnor Middle SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Ventnor Middle School0.0 mi · 176
- Eugene A. Tighe Middle School0.5 mi · 140
- William H. Ross III School0.6 mi · 186
- Richmond Avenue School2.0 mi · 609
- Chelsea Heights School2.0 mi · 267
- Atlantic City High School2.2 mi · 1,731
Frequently asked questions
About Ventnor Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ventnor Elementary School?
Ventnor Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Ventnor Elementary School serve?
Ventnor Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ventnor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ventnor Elementary School is approximately 8.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ventnor Elementary School?
At Ventnor Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ventnor Elementary School?
Ventnor Elementary School is overseen by Ventnor City School District in Atlantic County.
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