Top Rankings
Ventnor City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 302 students in Ventnor City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Ventnor City School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
479 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
71 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ventnor City 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 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#343 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)43%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
11%
8%
% Hispanic
31%
36%
% Black
4%
16%
% White
50%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $53,587 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $54,466 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$53,587
$26,931
Spending / Student
$54,466
$25,828
Best Ventnor City School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ventnor Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
400 N Lafayette Avenue
Ventnor City, NJ 08406
(609) 487-7900
Ventnor City, NJ 08406
(609) 487-7900
Grades: PK-4
| 302 students
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