📍 800 Irelan Avenue, Absecon, Atlantic County, 08201
Emma C Attales is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Absecon, Atlantic County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Absecon Public Schools District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emma C Attales enrolls 401 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 14% |
| Asian | 30 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 401 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emma C Attales is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-20, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Emma C Attales is one of 2 schools in Absecon Public Schools District, based in Absecon, New Jersey. The district serves 921 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Emma C Attales is close to the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large