Atlantic City School District is a comprehensive community
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school district
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in
Atlantic City
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, in
Atlantic County
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, United States. The district serves students in
pre-kindergarten
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through
twelfth grade
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.
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 6,553 students and 617.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed February 15, 2022.
Students from
Brigantine
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Margate City
Margate City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Margate City's population was 5,317, a reduction of 1,037 over the previous decade.Ventnor City
Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,210, a decrease of 1,440 in the preceding decade.Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City High School (ACHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It is the lone secondary school of the Atlantic City School District.
The current school building opened i ...
as part of
sending/receiving relationship
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s with the respective school districts.
The district is classified by the
New Jersey Department of Education
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as being in
District Factor Group
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"A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common
socioeconomic
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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
History
In 1948, students had choices to attend schools. That year Noma Jensen of the ''
Journal of Negro Education
''The Journal of Negro Education'' was a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Howard University, established in 1932 by Charles Henry Thompson, who was its editor-in-chief for more than 30 years. - CITED: p. 85. In 1948, there were three schools earmarked to African-Americans with all of the teachers being African-American, and there was one African-American teacher at Atlantic City High School. This was in an era of
de jure
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educational segregation in the United States
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.
Starting in 2014, the dissolution of some
charter school
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s was a factor in an increase in the student population, despite a decline in casino jobs.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are:School Site Directory Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022."Educators and Service Professionals of the Year" ''The Scoop'', Spring 2022. Accessed July 8, 2022.
;Preschool
*Venice Park School (36 students in PreK)
**Jodi Burroughs, Principal
;Elementary schools
*Brighton Avenue School (315 students; in grades PreK-5)
**Dorothy Bullock-Fernandes, Principal
*Chelsea Heights School (332; PreK-8)
**Kenneth Flood, Principal
*Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Complex (543; PreK-8)
**Jodi Burroughs, Principal
*New York Avenue School (548; PreK-8)
**James Knox, Principal
*Pennsylvania Avenue School (549; PreK-8)
**Lina Gil, Principal
*Richmond Avenue School (615; PreK-8)
**Shelley Williams, Principal
*Sovereign Avenue School (696; PreK-8)
**Medina Wilson Peyton, Principal
*Texas Avenue School (499; K-8)
**LaKecia Hyman, Principal
*Uptown School Complex (536; PreK-8)
**Dr. Ananda M. Davis, Principal
;High school
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Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City High School (ACHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It is the lone secondary school of the Atlantic City School District.
The current school building opened i ...
(1,771; 9-12)
**Constance Days-Chapman, Principal
Former schools
* Atlantic City High School East Campus (closing announced December 2014), 117 Indiana Ave.
* New Jersey Avenue School, (formerly segregated) 18 N. New Jersey Ave.
Pennsylvania Avenue School opened for the 2012-13 school year, with most students shifting from New Jersey Avenue School, which had been one of the district's oldest and most rundown schools.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
*Dr. La'Quetta Small, Superintendent
*Celeste Ricketts, Business AdministratorBusiness Office Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.
*Angela Brown, Board Secretary
Board of education
The district's
board of education
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.Members of the Board Atlantic City School District. Accessed July 8, 2022.
National Center for Education Statistics
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