Perth Amboy Public School District

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District Summary

178 Barracks Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

(732) 376-6200

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SchoolDigger Rank:
500^th of 618 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,728

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2019)								NJSLA Mathematics (2019)						NJSLA Algebra I (2019)				NJSLA Geometry (2019)			NJSLA Algebra II (2019)			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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th 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 English Language Arts 10th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th 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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edward J. Patten Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	914	77	11.9	87.3%	16 (1.8%)	90 (9.8%)	797 (87.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	28	1010^th of 1360 public elementary schools	25.7%		32.6	967^th of 1353 public elementary schools	28.5%	43	41.0	46.1							40.2	37.9															$15,922	$921	$15,001
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School	Public	K-4	51 First Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6070	834	76	10.9	89.8%	9 (1.1%)	32 (3.8%)	785 (94.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34.3	941^st of 1360 public elementary schools	30.8%		28	1023^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	24.4%	82	41.8	57.5							42.2	39.2															$16,775	$952	$15,823
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	601 Cortlandt St	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 376-6250	775	65	11.9	78.1%	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.5%)	717 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)								(n/a)																									$15,268		$15,268
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	925 Amboy Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 376-5460	398	31	12.8	76.6%	5 (1.3%)	15 (3.8%)	372 (93.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)																									$26,891		$26,891
Dual Language School	Public	3-7	630 Amboy Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6200	452	26	17.3	89.8%	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	438 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	44.6	77.6	80.0	83.5					42.2	53.9	51.3	31.8													$11,909	$1,424	$10,485
Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	300 Eagle Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,324	198	11.7	90.4%	27 (1.2%)	96 (4.1%)	2,189 (94.2%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	24	302^nd of 416 public high schools	27.4%		25.2	313^th of 415 public high schools	24.6%	11							43.8	35.5								19.8	1.5	17.6	0.0	5.4	5.1	76.4	36.1	50.0	$14,528	$429	$14,099
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School	Public	K-4	445 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6020	651	59	10.9	91.4%	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	630 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19.7	1124^th of 1360 public elementary schools	17.4%		31.9	982^nd of 1353 public elementary schools	27.4%	142	34.9	45.1							32.7	28.6															$18,904	$1,241	$17,663
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School	Public	K-4	318 Stockton Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6010	710	74	9.6	92.0%	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	685 (96.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25.3	1046^th of 1360 public elementary schools	23.1%		35	937^th of 1353 public elementary schools	30.7%	109	39.4	44.3							31.5	41.4															$20,241	$1,114	$19,127
William C. McGinnis Middle School	Public	5-8	271 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6040	1,508	113	13.3	94.1%	8 (0.5%)	44 (2.9%)	1,446 (95.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	17.2	613^th of 745 public middle schools	17.7%		21.2	585^th of 716 public middle schools	18.3%	28			38.4	30.1	38.4	44.4					20.7	12.7	15.8	18.5	88.0			88.0							$12,488	$649	$11,839
James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-4	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	763	68	11.1	82.4%	20 (2.6%)	43 (5.6%)	689 (90.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41.9	829^th of 1360 public elementary schools	39.0%		30	999^th of 1353 public elementary schools	26.2%	170	50.0	57.1							48.9	41.3															$17,149	$1,062	$16,087
Samuel E. Shull Middle School	Public	5-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	1,399	104	13.5	87.5%	24 (1.7%)	131 (9.4%)	1,230 (87.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	20.6	594^th of 745 public middle schools	20.3%		23.2	571^st of 716 public middle schools	20.3%	23			37.9	30.9	41.7	38.2					23.1	17.3	22.2	24.1	88.0			88.0							$12,637	$631	$12,006
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School	Public	K-2	435 Seaman Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(732) 376-6200																			(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	0.34 mi	6	368^th
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	0.52 mi	1	588^th
Middlesex County STEM Charter School	0.92 mi	1
South Amboy School District	2.55 mi	2	508^th
Woodbridge Township School District	2.75 mi	26	417^th

Perth Amboy Public School District

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