Best Public Schools in Margate City, NJ

Summary:

Margate City, New Jersey is home to two high-performing schools that serve students from elementary through middle school. William H. Ross III School and Eugene A. Tighe Middle School both demonstrate strong academic results, with the middle school standing out as an exceptional institution in the state.

Eugene A. Tighe Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking of 19 out of 743 middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students significantly outperform state averages on standardized tests, with 90.7% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 53.2%. While William H. Ross III School does not rank as highly, it still performs well, with 3rd and 4th-grade students scoring above the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Both schools in the Margate City School District have relatively low student-teacher ratios and spend similar amounts per student, which may contribute to their strong academic performance. Additionally, the schools have slightly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, but their free and reduced lunch rates suggest a more affluent student population, which can also be associated with higher academic achievement. Overall, the data analysis indicates that Margate City is home to two high-quality educational institutions that are effectively meeting the needs of their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)						NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	133	21	6.2	3.0%	119 (89.5%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	93.4	19^th of 743 public middle schools	97.4%		88.9	49^th of 748 public middle schools	93.4%	30	51.8	37.2			66.6	90.7	84.7	88.2			85.2	63.7	72.0	62.5	100.0	100.0	$17,865	$175	$17,690
William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	184	27	6.7	4.9%	160 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	82.5	246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.6%		88.5	144^th of 1342 public elementary schools	89.3%	102			59.5	73.7					67.5	71.1							$18,057	$540	$17,517

Cities Near Margate City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ventnor City	0.85 mi	2	215^th
Atlantic City	2.8 mi	11	464^th
Linwood	3.84 mi	3	146^th
Northfield	3.88 mi	2	218^th
Pleasantville	4 mi	6	522^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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