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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Atlantic City School District

This page covers 9 elementary schools in Atlantic City School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Pennsylvania Ave School
Grades PK–08531 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.5:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
9.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
2
rank
Brighton Avenue School
Grades PK–05290 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.5:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
8.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
3
rank
Chelsea Heights School
Grades PK–08269 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.6:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
9.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
4
rank
Sovereign Avenue School
Grades PK–08698 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
5
rank
Richmond Avenue School
Grades PK–08588 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
6
rank
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
Grades PK–08516 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
7
rank
New York Avenue School
Grades PK–08571 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.8:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
8
rank
Uptown School Complex
Grades PK–08556 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
9
rank
Texas Avenue School
Grades KG–08498 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($33,770/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,770
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
9
Elementary Schools
11
Total Schools
58
#1 Score
57
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.