Perth Amboy Public School District

District Summary

178 Barracks Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

(732) 376-6200

District Website

SchoolDigger Rank:
500^th of 618 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,658

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

This graph shows how well Perth Amboy Public School District is performing compared to other districts in New Jersey. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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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)
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
Edward J. Patten Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	963	73	13.2	90.0%	17 (1.8%)	100 (10.4%)	835 (86.7%)	4 (0.4%)			7 (0.7%)	28	1007^th of 1356 public elementary schools	25.7%		32.6	967^th of 1353 public elementary schools	28.5%	40	41.0	46.1							40.2	37.9
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School	Public	K-4	51 First Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6070	845	72	11.7	90.0%	11 (1.3%)	36 (4.3%)	786 (93.0%)	7 (0.8%)			5 (0.6%)	34.3	938^th of 1356 public elementary schools	30.8%		28	1023^rd of 1353 public elementary schools	24.4%	85	41.8	57.5							42.2	39.2
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	601 Cortlandt St	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 376-6250	755	64	11.7	83.0%	15 (2.0%)	45 (6.0%)	689 (91.3%)	3 (0.4%)			3 (0.4%)								(n/a)
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	925 Amboy Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 376-5460	397	32	12.4	82.0%	5 (1.3%)	13 (3.3%)	377 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)			1 (0.3%)								(n/a)
Dual Language School	Public	2-6	630 Amboy Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 376-6200	295	22	13.1	87.0%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	286 (96.9%)					59.7	593^rd of 1356 public elementary schools	56.3%					(n/a)	44.6	77.6	80.0	83.5					42.2	53.9	51.3	31.8
Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	300 Eagle Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,208	200	11.0	91.0%	35 (1.6%)	113 (5.1%)	2,052 (92.9%)	7 (0.3%)			1 (0.0%)	24	301^st of 414 public high schools	27.3%		25.2	313^th of 415 public high schools	24.6%	12							43.8	35.5								19.8	1.5	17.6	0.0	5.4	5.1	76.4	36.1	50.0
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School	Public	K-4	445 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6020	694	60	11.6	94.0%	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	664 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)			2 (0.3%)	19.7	1121^st of 1356 public elementary schools	17.3%		31.9	982^nd of 1353 public elementary schools	27.4%	139	34.9	45.1							32.7	28.6
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School	Public	K-4	318 Stockton Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6010	779	71	10.9	96.0%	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.4%)	754 (96.8%)	5 (0.6%)		1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25.3	1043^rd of 1356 public elementary schools	23.1%		35	937^th of 1353 public elementary schools	30.7%	106	39.4	44.3							31.5	41.4
William C. McGinnis Middle School	Public	5-8	271 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6040	1,513	114	13.2	94.0%	10 (0.7%)	49 (3.2%)	1,445 (95.5%)	6 (0.4%)			3 (0.2%)	17.2	610^th of 742 public middle schools	17.8%		21.2	585^th of 716 public middle schools	18.3%	25			38.4	30.1	38.4	44.4					20.7	12.7	15.8	18.5	88.0			88.0
James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-4	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	812	69	11.7	84.0%	27 (3.3%)	51 (6.3%)	719 (88.5%)	8 (1.0%)			7 (0.9%)	41.9	827^th of 1356 public elementary schools	39.0%		30	999^th of 1353 public elementary schools	26.2%	172	50.0	57.1							48.9	41.3
Samuel E. Shull Middle School	Public	5-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	1,397	108	12.9	88.0%	27 (1.9%)	118 (8.4%)	1,240 (88.8%)	8 (0.6%)		3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20.6	591^st of 742 public middle schools	20.4%		23.2	571^st of 716 public middle schools	20.3%	20			37.9	30.9	41.7	38.2					23.1	17.3	22.2	24.1	88.0			88.0

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	0.41 mi	6	368^th
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	0.52 mi	1	587^th
Middlesex County STEM Charter School	0.9 mi	1
South Amboy School District	2.55 mi	2	508^th
Woodbridge Township School District	2.75 mi	26	428^th

Perth Amboy Public School District

District Summary

Dual Language School

James J. Flynn Elementary School

Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School

Edward J. Patten Elementary School

Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School

Perth Amboy High School

Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School

William C. McGinnis Middle School

Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center

Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center

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