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Absecon Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 393 students in Absecon Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Absecon Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
927 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Absecon Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#450 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
68 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
7%
9%
# Hispanic Students
276 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
30%
38%
# Black Students
117 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
13%
18%
# White Students
422 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
45%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
123
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
77
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
89
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
69
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
85
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
91
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
73
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
113
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
102
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
105
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,416 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,479 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,416
$26,931
Spending / Student
$21,479
$25,828
Best Absecon Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Emma C Attales
(Math: 31% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
800 Irelan Avenue
Absecon, NJ 08201
(609) 641-5375
Absecon, NJ 08201
(609) 641-5375
Grades: 5-8
| 393 students
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