Summary:
The city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is home to 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole faces significant academic challenges, with most schools performing well below the state averages. However, a few schools stand out as bright spots in the district.
Perth Amboy Magnet School, a high school, is the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 198 out of 434 New Jersey high schools and earning 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. It has a 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a 1.0% dropout rate, both of which are better than the district and state averages. In contrast, Perth Amboy High School ranks 371 out of 434 high schools in the state.
Another standout is the Middlesex County STEM Charter School, a K-8 charter school that outperforms the Perth Amboy Public School District and the state averages in many academic areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, 51.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the district average of 22% and the state average of 46.7%. However, the district as a whole struggles academically, with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across most schools.
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