Uptown School Complex

Regular School · Atlantic City, NJ

Uptown School Complex is a regular school school in Atlantic City, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 518 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

518

Teachers (FTE)

59.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

8.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	272	53%
Hispanic/Latino	211	41%
Two or more races	23	4%
White	6	1%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	518	260M / 258F

English Language Learners: 64 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	2.0% -23.6pp	25.6%	306
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -30.8pp	46.8%	309
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	83

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.56 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

267

51.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	518	100%

Contact & Location

323 Madison Avenue

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Phone: (609)344-8809

http://www.acboe.org/upt

District

Atlantic City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $36,858

District enrollment: 6,346

Other Schools in District

Brighton Avenue School Elementary
Chelsea Heights School Elementary
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex Elementary
New York Avenue School Elementary
Pennsylvania Ave School Elementary
Richmond Avenue School Elementary
Sovereign Avenue School Elementary
Texas Avenue School Elementary

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08401) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340096000022

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD