The Margate City Schools are a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Margate City, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Students from Longport Borough, a non-operating school district, jointly attend the district's schools.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 317 students and 48.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.5:1.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students from Margate attend Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, which also serves students from Brigantine and Ventnor City who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships. As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,699 students and 144.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.\
Awards and recognition
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Elementary school
- William H. Ross III Elementary School 184 students in grades K–4
- Bonnie Marino, principal
- Middle school
- Eugene A. Tighe Middle School with 133 students in grades 5–8
- Samantha Dulude, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Ryan Gaskill, superintendent of schools
- Melina Skwarek, board secretary and school business administrator
Board of education
The district's board of education, comprised of seven members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type I school district, the board's trustees are appointed by the mayor with either two or three seats up for reappointment each year. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.
References
External links
- Margate City Schools
- School Performance Reports for the Margate City Schools, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Margate City Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Atlantic City High School
