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Texas Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

2523 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 · (609) 343-7350 · Part of Atlantic City School District

Atlantic City’s School Grade D better than 8% of New Jersey school districts

Students
496
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Texas Avenue School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Atlantic City kids: Atlantic City High School

On the path

Where Atlantic City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Texas Avenue SchoolYou are here
9–12Atlantic City High School1,731 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2523 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 151
Grade 249
Grade 351
Grade 448
Grade 559
Grade 664
Grade 760
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
499’20
472’21
498’22
499’23
496’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%Asian 26%Black 7%White 1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Texas Avenue School from Atlantic City families.

Other schools in Atlantic City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Atlantic City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.