Education
For Kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students attend the Margate City Schools, together with students from Longport Borough, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Union Avenue Elementary School (now defunct; had 196 students in grades PreK-2), William H. Ross III Elementary School (now K-4; had 165 in grades 3-5) and Eugene A. Tighe Middle School (now 5-8; was 198 in grades 6-8).
For grades 9 - 12, public school students from Margate and Longport attend Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, which also serves students from Brigantine Longport and Ventnor City who attend the school as part of sending/receiving relationships.
Blessed Sacrament Regional School was a Catholic school serving students in grades pre-k through 8, located on Jerome Avenue, in connection with the Blessed Sacrament Church, but was merged with St. James of Ventnor to form Holy Family in 2007. Those who wish to attend private, Catholic high school choose Holy Spirit High School, located in Absecon, St. Augustine College Preparatory School located in Richland or Our Lady of Mercy Academy located in Newfield.
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