Atlantic City School District
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Grades | K-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1300 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Superintendent | Donna Haye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Enrico Siano (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 6,679 (as of 2011-12)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 671.0 FTEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student-teacher ratio | 9.95:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.acboe.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlantic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 6,679 students and 671.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.95:1.[1]
Students from Brigantine, Longport, Margate City and Ventnor City attend Atlantic City High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts.[3]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[4]
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are:[6][7]
- Preschool
- Venice Park School[8] (84 students in PreK)
- Elementary schools
- Brighton Avenue School[9] (enrollment not listed)
- Chelsea Heights School[10] (388 students in grades K-8)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex[11] (662; PreK-8)
- New Jersey Avenue School[12] (359; PreK-8)
- New York Avenue School[13] (614; PreK-8)
- Pennsylvania Avenue School[14] opened for the 2012-13 school year, with most students shifting from New Jersey Avenue School.[15]
- Richmond Avenue School[16] (417; K-8)
- Sovereign Avenue School[17] (839; PreK-8)
- Texas Avenue School[18] (604; K-8)
- Uptown School Complex[19] (562; K-8)
- High school
- Atlantic City High School[20] and Atlantic City High School East Campus[21] (2,150; 9-12)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[22][23]
- Donna Haye - Superintendent
- Enrico Siano - Interim Business Administrator
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District information for Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Atlantic City High School Student Handbook 2010- 2011, Atlantic City High School. Accessed August 5, 2014. "Atlantic City High School is a unique, comprehensive state-of-the-art facility that serves a diverse student population from Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor."
- ↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 9, 2014.
- ↑ School Data for the Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ School Directory, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Atlantic City Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Venice Park School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Chelsea Heights School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ New York Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Raheem, Turiya S. A. "Community Updates: Pennsylvania Avenue School and More", Atlantic City Weekly, October 8, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2014. "The new Pennsylvania Avenue School (PAS) is a long-awaited addition to the Atlantic City School System.... Most students attending PAS have come from New Jersey Avenue School, one of the oldest in the city, which needed far too many repairs and had become a dark and dismal place for children and teachers alike."
- ↑ Richmond Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Sovereign Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Texas Avenue School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Uptown School Complex, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Atlantic City High School East Campus, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ Administration, Atlantic City School District. Accessed August 5, 2014.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 5, 2014.
External links
- Atlantic City School District Website
- Atlantic City School District's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Atlantic City School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°25′37″W / 39.362558°N 74.426895°W
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