📍 225 W Washington Avenue, Pleasantville, Atlantic County, 08232
Washington Avenue Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pleasantville, Atlantic County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pleasantville Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Avenue Elementary School enrolls 411 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 15% |
| White | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 411 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Washington Avenue Elementary School 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.
Washington Avenue Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Pleasantville Public School District, based in Pleasantville, New Jersey. The district serves 3,852 students district-wide and employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, Washington Avenue Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 642 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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