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Atlantic City School District Schools
Atlantic City School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Atlantic County (Atlantic City). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Atlantic City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Atlantic City School District
10 of 11 schools in Atlantic City School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 6F: 4
Best schools in Atlantic City School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Richmond Avenue School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Sovereign Avenue School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Atlantic City High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D Chelsea Heights School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Texas Avenue School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Brighton Avenue School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Dr Martin Luther King JR School Complex (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Pennsylvania Ave School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Uptown School Complex (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F New York Avenue School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Atlantic City School District
All schools, A to Z (11)
- D Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City
- D- Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City
- D Chelsea Heights School, Atlantic City
- F Dr Martin Luther King JR School Complex, Atlantic City
- F New York Avenue School, Atlantic City
- F Pennsylvania Ave School, Atlantic City
- D+ Richmond Avenue School, Atlantic City
- D Sovereign Avenue School, Atlantic City
- D- Texas Avenue School, Atlantic City
- F Uptown School Complex, Atlantic City
- Venice Park School, Atlantic City
Where Atlantic City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Atlantic City (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Atlantic County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,401 students with 613 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,075 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3400960
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pleasantville Public School District (6 schools, 3 mi)
- Galloway Township Public School District (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Egg Harbor Township School District (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Somers Point School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Ocean City School District (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Upper Township School District (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Hamilton Township School District (3 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Atlantic City School District
How many schools are in Atlantic City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Atlantic City School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Atlantic City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Atlantic City.
How good are the schools in Atlantic City School District?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 13.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 14.6%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Atlantic City School District?
6,401 students were enrolled in Atlantic City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Atlantic City School District?
Atlantic City School District is in New Jersey, based in Atlantic County, with its district office in Atlantic City. Its boundary covers about 10.8 sq mi.