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Perth Amboy Magnet School

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Perth Amboy Magnet School ranks 198 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 54% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Perth Amboy Magnet School is a public high school serving 262 students in grades 9-12 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The school is part of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District, which is ranked 199 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to district and state averages. While it performs well for Hispanic and low-income students, ranking in the top 25% and top 10% of New Jersey high schools in these categories, the school lags behind in overall proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 34.9% proficiency in 9th grade ELA, compared to 64.7% for the district and 49.9% for the state. In Algebra I, the school had 30.2% proficiency, while the district was at 20.9% and the state at 38.2%.

Compared to other magnet schools in the area, such as Edison Academy Magnet School and Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, Perth Amboy Magnet School's performance is mixed. These schools consistently outperform Perth Amboy Magnet School on state assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. However, the school has maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 98.4% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0% to 1.2%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has seen fluctuations, ranging from 1.9% to 16.6%, which warrants further investigation.

269

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,074

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

457 High Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

(732) 376-6300

District: Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

African American:

10.4%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

!Near the bottom of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg43%

198^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

199^th of 609Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	198 of 434	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	191 of 429	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	182 of 422	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	228 of 415	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	343 of 405	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	274 of 416	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	298 of 411	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	256 of 409	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	284 of 406	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.9	276 of 411	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	285 of 396	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	305 of 388	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	293 of 378	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	298 of 371	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	320 of 370	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	292 of 359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	316 of 361	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	268 of 357	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.9	323 of 351	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	320 of 348	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.6	308 of 343	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	303 of 426	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	192 of 420	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	257 of 416	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	214 of 414	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	305 of 402	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	287 of 408	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	340 of 403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	69 of 406	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	97 of 403	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	114 of 385	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	170 of 382	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	283 of 374	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	195 of 364	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	215 of 368	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	72 of 377	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	33 of 358	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	62.4	58 of 344	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	70 of 324	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	184 of 326	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	177 of 347	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	191 of 345	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	295 of 426	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	218 of 419	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	200 of 414	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	221 of 410	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	368 of 402	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	259 of 407	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	295 of 405	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+28 vs state

Geometry46%-10 vs state

English Language Arts35%-15 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Algebra I30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Perth Amboy Magnet School	Public	9-12	457 High Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6300	269	17	15.8	74.3%	27 (10.0%)	28 (10.4%)	208 (77.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	198^th of 434 public high schools	54.4%		51.8	191^st of 429 public high schools	55.5%	7		85.9		32.8				34.9					30.2		30.2	46.2		46.2			$11,074	$779	$10,295
Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	931 Convery Blvd	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,769	188	14.7	69.8%	23 (0.8%)	110 (4.0%)	2,608 (94.2%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	17.7	371^st of 434 public high schools	14.5%		13.4	388^th of 429 public high schools	9.6%	17	65.6	30.0		10.2				33.0					6.7	3.3	6.5	30.2		29.6	73.7	70.0	$14,528	$429	$14,099
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	259	22	11.7	89.2%	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.6%)	237 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	386^th of 434 public high schools	11.1%		11	406^th of 429 public high schools	5.4%	20	58.8	14.7	4.0	6.1		7.7	16.7	14.0		0.0	0.0		4.0	11.4	7.4			20.0			$11,684	$729	$10,955
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	288	21	13.7	4.2%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	258 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85.1	28^th of 434 public high schools	93.5%		88.5	21^st of 429 public high schools	95.1%	7				98.7															100.0	100.0	$9,375	$130	$9,245
South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	616	44	14.0	58.6%	219 (35.6%)	78 (12.7%)	282 (45.8%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	39.4	268^th of 434 public high schools	38.2%		30.5	303^rd of 429 public high schools	29.4%	35	85.1	65.9	6.8	24.4	23.5	28.1	30.1	29.4	20.5	30.0	1.8	36.8	4.2		11.1						$10,459	$691	$9,768
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,681	131	12.8	54.3%	468 (27.8%)	284 (16.9%)	727 (43.2%)	172 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.8%)	19.2	366^th of 434 public high schools	15.7%		31.5	299^th of 429 public high schools	30.3%	67	67.9	36.6		10.6				22.3					6.9	10.0	7.0	29.4		26.3			$8,691		$8,691
Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	40.6	258^th of 434 public high schools	40.6%		46.6	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	39		66.0		25.9				52.3					7.8		8.7	33.3		32.9	100.0	95.0	$7,656		$7,656
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,405	111	12.6	46.8%	199 (14.2%)	123 (8.8%)	396 (28.2%)	668 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	51.1	196^th of 434 public high schools	54.8%		54.8	170^th of 429 public high schools	60.4%	26	80.2	56.8		24.2				47.6					32.8		31.7	92.8	13.3	71.9			$8,039		$8,039
Carteret High School	Public	9-12	199 Washington Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 541-8960	1,188	87	13.6	72.6%	114 (9.6%)	210 (17.7%)	576 (48.5%)	251 (21.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	30 (2.5%)	27.8	323^rd of 434 public high schools	25.6%		20.3	355^th of 429 public high schools	17.2%	32	77.7	43.2		11.2				36.7					10.6	6.5	10.0	28.6	0.0	20.0	53.5	53.5	$5,770		$5,770
Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	718	60	11.8	9.3%	336 (46.8%)	29 (4.0%)	104 (14.5%)	185 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	80.2	51^st of 434 public high schools	88.2%		82.7	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%	4		83.8		51.8				86.1					41.8	9.1	38.5	88.0		88.0	100.0	100.0	$8,384		$8,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Perth Amboy Magnet School

How many students attend Perth Amboy Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Perth Amboy Magnet School.

What district is Perth Amboy Magnet School in?

Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

What is the racial makeup of Perth Amboy Magnet School?

Students at Perth Amboy Magnet School are 77% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% White, 1% Asian.

Is Perth Amboy Magnet School a good school?

Perth Amboy Magnet School ranks 198^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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