Texas Avenue School
2523 Arctic Ave
Atlantic City NJ, 08401, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-343-7350
Ranking: (1,671 out of 1,847, bottom 10%)*
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: | 55 | 56 | 67 | 57 | 61 | 59 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 568 | 578 | 604 | 635 | 592 | 541 | 478 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 12.0% | 93 | 16.1% | 100 | 16.6% | 94 | 14.8% | 97 | 16.4% | 91 | 16.8% | 74 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 11.4% | 99 | 17.1% | 76 | 12.6% | 97 | 15.3% | 83 | 14.0% | 71 | 13.1% | 82 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 13.4% | 80 | 13.8% | 89 | 14.7% | 84 | 13.2% | 80 | 13.5% | 78 | 14.4% | 69 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 69 | 12.1% | 92 | 15.9% | 83 | 13.7% | 75 | 11.8% | 71 | 12.0% | 64 | 11.8% | 63 | 13.2% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 8.6% | 72 | 12.5% | 70 | 11.6% | 63 | 9.9% | 72 | 12.2% | 57 | 10.5% | 53 | 11.1% |
Grade 5: | 50 | 8.8% | 67 | 11.6% | 72 | 11.9% | 68 | 10.7% | 54 | 9.1% | 49 | 9.1% | 50 | 10.5% |
Grade 6: | 68 | 12.0% | 75 | 13.0% | 60 | 9.9% | 55 | 8.7% | 47 | 7.9% | 49 | 9.1% | 50 | 10.5% |
Grade 7: | 66 | 11.6% | NA | NA | 54 | 8.9% | 50 | 7.9% | 49 | 8.3% | 45 | 8.3% | 37 | 7.7% |
Grade 8: | 57 | 10.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 7.7% | 39 | 6.6% | 37 | 6.8% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 278 | 48.9% | 299 | 51.7% | 292 | 48.3% | 309 | 48.7% | 283 | 47.8% | 268 | 49.5% | 229 | 47.9% |
Female: | 290 | 51.1% | 279 | 48.3% | 312 | 51.7% | 326 | 51.3% | 309 | 52.2% | 273 | 50.5% | 245 | 51.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 130 | 22.9% | 143 | 24.7% | 167 | 27.6% | 174 | 27.4% | 178 | 30.1% | 155 | 28.7% | 135 | 28.2% |
Hispanic: | 394 | 69.4% | 387 | 67.0% | 391 | 64.7% | 406 | 63.9% | 361 | 61.0% | 329 | 60.8% | 276 | 57.7% |
Black: | 27 | 4.8% | 35 | 6.1% | 35 | 5.8% | 38 | 6.0% | 49 | 8.3% | 48 | 8.9% | 55 | 11.5% |
White: | 7 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 537 | 94.5% | 540 | 93.4% | 538 | 89.1% | 535 | 84.3% | 505 | 85.3% | 427 | 78.9% | 361 | 75.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.3% | 19 | 3.3% | 24 | 4.0% | 34 | 5.4% | 32 | 5.4% | 39 | 7.2% | 34 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.33 | 10.32 | 8.96 | 11.14 | 9.70 | 8.70 | 10.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 57.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 64.2% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 77.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 44.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 44.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 45.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 36.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 46.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 39.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 57.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 67.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 75.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 63.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 61.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.3% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 50.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 63.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.2% | 53.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 56.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 65.5% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 56.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 58.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 68.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 42.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 45.9% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 34.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 31.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.9% | 46.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 44.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 59.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 63.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 59.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 71.0% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 62.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 64.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 69.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 51.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.0% | 51.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 51.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 52.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 50.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 64.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 79.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 74.6% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 73.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 74.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 45.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 41.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 41.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 40.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 38.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 61.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 66.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 73.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 67.0% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 56.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 36.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.4% | 29.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 45.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 42% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 44.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 43.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 41.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 55.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 60.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 69.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 64.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 45.0% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 32.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 52.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 43.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 39.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 37.8% | 61.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 31.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 32.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 42.7% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 43.5% | 63.2% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 53.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 65.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 59.3% | 82.1% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 40.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 50.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 54.5% | 71.5% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 57.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 60.8% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 58.3% | 81.2% |
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* Texas Avenue School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.