📍 2523 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, 08401
Texas Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atlantic City, Atlantic County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlantic City School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Texas Avenue School enrolls 498 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Asian and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 347 | 70% |
| Asian | 120 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 498 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 435 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Texas Avenue School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Texas Avenue School is one of 11 schools in Atlantic City School District, based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The district serves 6,585 students district-wide and employs 603 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Texas Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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