Pennsylvania Ave School
201 North Pennsylvania Ave
Atlantic City NJ, 08401, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-343-7290
Ranking: 
(1,690 out of 1,847, bottom 9%)*
(1,690 out of 1,847, bottom 9%)*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: | 59 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 668 | 628 | 359 | 347 | 299 | 285 | 302 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 55 | 8.2% | 70 | 11.1% | 81 | 22.6% | 80 | 23.1% | 46 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 12.6% | 78 | 12.4% | 51 | 14.2% | 56 | 16.1% | 46 | 15.4% | 52 | 18.2% | 46 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 12.1% | 66 | 10.5% | 51 | 14.2% | 41 | 11.8% | 44 | 14.7% | 54 | 18.9% | 33 | 10.9% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 11.8% | 56 | 8.9% | 33 | 9.2% | 44 | 12.7% | 41 | 13.7% | 34 | 11.9% | 34 | 11.3% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 9.0% | 49 | 7.8% | 40 | 11.1% | 36 | 10.4% | 27 | 9.0% | 42 | 14.7% | 42 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 8.1% | 57 | 9.1% | 38 | 10.6% | 26 | 7.5% | 30 | 10.0% | 31 | 10.9% | 30 | 9.9% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 9.7% | 57 | 9.1% | 27 | 7.5% | 32 | 9.2% | 24 | 8.0% | 24 | 8.4% | 36 | 11.9% |
| Grade 6: | 54 | 8.1% | 52 | 8.3% | 36 | 10.0% | 24 | 6.9% | 22 | 7.4% | 29 | 10.2% | 22 | 7.3% |
| Grade 7: | 56 | 8.4% | 67 | 10.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 26 | 8.6% |
| Grade 8: | 66 | 9.9% | 46 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 14 | 2.1% | 30 | 4.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 8 | 2.3% | 19 | 6.4% | 19 | 6.7% | 33 | 10.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 316 | 47.3% | 312 | 49.7% | 175 | 48.7% | 183 | 52.7% | 155 | 51.8% | 152 | 53.3% | 154 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 352 | 52.7% | 316 | 50.3% | 184 | 51.3% | 164 | 47.3% | 144 | 48.2% | 133 | 46.7% | 144 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 35 | 5.2% | 29 | 4.6% | 33 | 9.2% | 22 | 6.3% | 19 | 6.4% | 9 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 219 | 32.8% | 193 | 30.7% | 148 | 41.2% | 148 | 42.7% | 143 | 47.8% | 131 | 46.0% | 131 | 43.4% |
| Black: | 392 | 58.7% | 383 | 61.0% | 167 | 46.5% | 167 | 48.1% | 136 | 45.5% | 143 | 50.2% | 156 | 51.7% |
| White: | 15 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 625 | 93.6% | 577 | 91.9% | 307 | 85.5% | 284 | 81.8% | 243 | 81.3% | 234 | 82.1% | 196 | 64.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.3% | 14 | 4.0% | 17 | 5.7% | 14 | 4.9% | 9 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.32 | 10.64 | 7.57 | 8.90 | 7.48 | 6.10 | 6.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 57.9% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 64.2% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 77.2% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 44.3% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 44.2% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 45.9% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 36.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 46.7% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.4% | 39.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 57.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 67.0% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 72.9% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 75.0% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 63.1% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 61.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 71.3% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 50.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 63.0% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 53.2% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 56.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 65.5% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 56.1% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 58.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 68.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 42.0% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18.4% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.9% | 45.9% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.3% | 34.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 31.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 46.3% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 44.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 59.0% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 63.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 59.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 71.0% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 62.2% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 64.2% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 69.1% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 51.5% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 51.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 51.9% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.6% | 52.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 50.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 64.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 79.7% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 74.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 73.2% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 74.2% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 45.0% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 41.1% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 41.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 40.1% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24.2% | 38.0% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 71.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 61.6% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 66.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 73.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 67.0% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 56.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 9.8% | 36.4% | 75.8% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.6% | 42% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 44.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 19.0% | 43.4% | 66.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15.9% | 41.1% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 55.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 60.8% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 64.2% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 45.0% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.3% | 32.3% | 70.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.0% | 40.2% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 8.5% | 31.7% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.6% | 49.4% | 63.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 60.7% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.9% | 49.6% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 54.2% | 79.0% |
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* Pennsylvania Ave School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.