New York Avenue School
411 North New York Ave
Atlantic City NJ, 08401, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-343-7280
Ranking:
(1,753 out of 1,847, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Atlantic City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 62 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 711 | 602 | 614 | 575 | 535 | 499 | 486 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 33 | 4.6% | 56 | 9.3% | 47 | 7.7% | 46 | 8.0% | 33 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 98 | 13.8% | 79 | 13.1% | 74 | 12.1% | 65 | 11.3% | 67 | 12.5% | 60 | 12.0% | 61 | 12.6% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 11.8% | 77 | 12.8% | 77 | 12.5% | 74 | 12.9% | 67 | 12.5% | 51 | 10.2% | 59 | 12.1% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 11.8% | 67 | 11.1% | 63 | 10.3% | 65 | 11.3% | 54 | 10.1% | 56 | 11.2% | 54 | 11.1% |
Grade 3: | 88 | 12.4% | 63 | 10.5% | 64 | 10.4% | 58 | 10.1% | 56 | 10.5% | 49 | 9.8% | 47 | 9.7% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 10.5% | 56 | 9.3% | 60 | 9.8% | 54 | 9.4% | 46 | 8.6% | 48 | 9.6% | 52 | 10.7% |
Grade 5: | 65 | 9.1% | 51 | 8.5% | 56 | 9.1% | 45 | 7.8% | 46 | 8.6% | 60 | 12.0% | 39 | 8.0% |
Grade 6: | 64 | 9.0% | 49 | 8.1% | 45 | 7.3% | 46 | 8.0% | 50 | 9.3% | 47 | 9.4% | 27 | 5.6% |
Grade 7: | 59 | 8.3% | 36 | 6.0% | 47 | 7.7% | 58 | 10.1% | 54 | 10.1% | 45 | 9.0% | 59 | 12.1% |
Grade 8: | 42 | 5.9% | 49 | 8.1% | 65 | 10.6% | 53 | 9.2% | 55 | 10.3% | 76 | 15.2% | 68 | 14.0% |
Ungraded: | 19 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 20 | 4.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 376 | 52.9% | 330 | 54.8% | 318 | 51.8% | 293 | 51.0% | 269 | 50.3% | 256 | 51.3% | 239 | 49.2% |
Female: | 335 | 47.1% | 272 | 45.2% | 296 | 48.2% | 282 | 49.0% | 266 | 49.7% | 243 | 48.7% | 243 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 20 | 2.8% | 20 | 3.3% | 27 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.2% | 31 | 5.8% | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 137 | 19.3% | 130 | 21.6% | 136 | 22.1% | 127 | 22.1% | 111 | 20.7% | 108 | 21.6% | 91 | 18.7% |
Black: | 532 | 74.8% | 425 | 70.6% | 433 | 70.5% | 412 | 71.7% | 388 | 72.5% | 379 | 76.0% | 379 | 78.0% |
White: | 14 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 663 | 93.2% | 554 | 92.0% | 570 | 92.8% | 502 | 87.3% | 433 | 80.9% | 395 | 79.2% | 335 | 68.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.5% | 17 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 19 | 3.6% | 25 | 5.0% | 9 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.47 | 8.72 | 8.94 | 10.09 | 9.39 | 7.30 | 9.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 57.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 64.2% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 77.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 44.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 44.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 45.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 36.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 46.7% | 66.4% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 57.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 67.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 72.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 75.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 63.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 61.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 71.3% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 50.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 63.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 53.2% | 77.6% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 65.5% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 56.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 58.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 68.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 42.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 45.9% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 34.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12.5% | 31.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 46.3% | 68.0% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.0% | 59.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 63.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 59.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 71.0% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 62.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 64.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 69.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 51.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 51.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 51.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 52.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.1% | 50.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 64.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 79.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 74.6% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 73.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 74.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.5% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 45.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.7% | 41.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.7% | 41.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 40.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 38.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 71.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 61.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 66.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 73.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 67.0% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 56.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 36.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13.3% | 29.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 26.2% | 45.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 42% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.2% | 44.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 43.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 41.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 55.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 60.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 69.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 64.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 45.0% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10.8% | 32.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 52.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 43.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.2% | 39.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.9% | 37.8% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 16.7% | 40.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.3% | 31.7% | 66.3% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 42.7% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 20.6% | 43.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 49.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 53.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 53.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 65.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 59.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 65.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 60.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14.5% | 33.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 40.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.4% | 50.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 54.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 58.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 49.6% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 61.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 57.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 60.8% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 58.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 64.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 54.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 34.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.4% | 37.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 39.0% | 73.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.2% | 21.1% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.8% | 26.1% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.3% | 33.4% | 68.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 39.0% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.4% | 47.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 45.2% | 78.9% |
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* New York Avenue School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.