Sovereign Avenue School
3205 Arctic Ave
Atlantic City NJ, 08401, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-343-7260
Ranking:
(1,591 out of 1,847, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 78 | 86 | 76 | |||||||
Total Students: | 723 | 914 | 839 | 779 | 736 | 738 | 741 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 12.0% | 129 | 14.1% | 103 | 12.3% | 90 | 11.6% | 95 | 12.9% | 79 | 10.7% | 78 | 10.5% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 10.4% | 118 | 12.9% | 109 | 13.0% | 101 | 13.0% | 77 | 10.5% | 91 | 12.3% | 92 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 11.2% | 110 | 12.0% | 99 | 11.8% | 82 | 10.5% | 93 | 12.6% | 88 | 11.9% | 87 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 10.0% | 91 | 10.0% | 81 | 9.7% | 91 | 11.7% | 88 | 12.0% | 85 | 11.5% | 66 | 8.9% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 8.4% | 85 | 9.3% | 95 | 11.3% | 89 | 11.4% | 84 | 11.4% | 71 | 9.6% | 86 | 11.6% |
Grade 5: | 60 | 8.3% | 94 | 10.3% | 95 | 11.3% | 87 | 11.2% | 70 | 9.5% | 83 | 11.2% | 76 | 10.3% |
Grade 6: | 90 | 12.4% | 90 | 9.8% | 84 | 10.0% | 75 | 9.6% | 78 | 10.6% | 67 | 9.1% | 71 | 9.6% |
Grade 7: | 95 | 13.1% | 101 | 11.1% | 73 | 8.7% | 76 | 9.8% | 64 | 8.7% | 82 | 11.1% | 89 | 12.0% |
Grade 8: | 101 | 14.0% | 87 | 9.5% | 76 | 9.1% | 64 | 8.2% | 77 | 10.5% | 86 | 11.7% | 96 | 13.0% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 363 | 50.2% | 472 | 51.6% | 438 | 52.2% | 413 | 53.0% | 397 | 53.9% | 380 | 51.5% | 388 | 52.4% |
Female: | 360 | 49.8% | 442 | 48.4% | 401 | 47.8% | 366 | 47.0% | 339 | 46.1% | 358 | 48.5% | 349 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 157 | 21.7% | 197 | 21.6% | 183 | 21.8% | 176 | 22.6% | 174 | 23.6% | 157 | 21.3% | 152 | 20.5% |
Hispanic: | 484 | 66.9% | 594 | 65.0% | 558 | 66.5% | 528 | 67.8% | 517 | 70.2% | 523 | 70.9% | 522 | 70.4% |
Black: | 50 | 6.9% | 55 | 6.0% | 46 | 5.5% | 35 | 4.5% | 34 | 4.6% | 45 | 6.1% | 53 | 7.2% |
White: | 9 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 23 | 3.2% | 55 | 6.0% | 36 | 4.3% | 26 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 654 | 90.5% | 810 | 88.6% | 751 | 89.5% | 627 | 80.5% | 589 | 80.0% | 559 | 75.7% | 526 | 71.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.9% | 62 | 6.8% | 51 | 6.1% | 67 | 8.6% | 62 | 8.4% | 72 | 9.8% | 68 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.04 | 10.75 | 10.11 | 10.32 | 9.44 | 8.10 | 9.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 57.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 64.2% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 77.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26.6% | 44.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 44.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 45.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 36.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 46.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 39.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 57.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 67.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 72.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 75.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 63.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 61.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 71.3% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 63.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 53.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 56.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 65.5% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 56.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 58.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 68.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 42.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.7% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 45.9% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 34.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 31.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 46.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 44.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 59.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 63.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 59.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 71.0% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 62.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 64.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 69.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 51.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 51.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 51.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 52.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.7% | 50.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 64.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 79.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 74.6% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 73.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 74.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 45.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 41.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 41.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 40.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 38.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 71.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 61.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 66.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 73.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 67.0% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 56.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 36.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 29.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 45.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.0% | 42% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 44.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 43.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 41.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 55.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 60.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 69.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 64.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 45.0% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 32.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 52.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 43.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 39.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 37.8% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 40.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 31.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 32.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 42.7% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 43.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 49.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 53.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 53.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 65.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 59.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 65.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 60.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 33.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 40.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 50.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 54.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 58.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 49.6% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 61.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 57.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 60.8% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 58.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 64.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 54.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 34.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.3% | 37.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 39.0% | 73.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.0% | 21.1% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 26.1% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 33.4% | 68.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 39.0% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 47.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 45.2% | 78.9% |
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* Sovereign Avenue School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.