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Edward J. Patten Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Edward J. Patten Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 642 students in grades K-5 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The school is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District, which is ranked 568 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edward J. Patten Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.4% over the past few years, which is well above the state target of 10%. Additionally, a very high percentage (75.39% in 2023-2024) of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

While the school's overall performance is low, its African American students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. This suggests the school may be doing a better job serving its African American students compared to other subgroups. However, the other elementary schools in the Perth Amboy district, such as Rose M. Lopez Elementary and Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School, have similar low performance and rankings, indicating a systemic issue within the district that extends beyond a single school.

649

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,922

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Charles Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

(732) 376-6050

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Students who attend Edward J. Patten Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Samuel E. Shull Middle School
High:	Perth Amboy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

African American:

8.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Perth Amboy Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,119^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Perth Amboy Public School District

568^th of 609Perth Amboy Public 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	18.4	1119 of 1347	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1037 of 1338	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1147 of 1342	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1144 of 1345	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1130 of 1317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1010 of 1360	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	967 of 1353	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	1132 of 1352	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	1107 of 1346	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	1101 of 1357	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	1172 of 1363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	1126 of 1367	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1083 of 1363	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	1053 of 1360	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	982 of 1354	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	1031 of 1346	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.3	948 of 1338	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.5	999 of 1329	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	1048 of 1314	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.4	1092 of 1303	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.4	1052 of 1298	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.5	1035 of 1204	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	66 of 463	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	50 of 469	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	199 of 463	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	231 of 494	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	262 of 456	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.9	62 of 522	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	93 of 517	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	328 of 597	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	259 of 559	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	329 of 499	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	363 of 489	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	367 of 411	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	189 of 463	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	311 of 434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1057 of 1326	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	995 of 1317	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1108 of 1318	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1091 of 1326	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1173 of 1290	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	941 of 1331	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	887 of 1333	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	638 of 1032	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	631 of 989	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	693 of 982	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	673 of 953	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	662 of 896	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	422 of 899	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	340 of 870	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	688 of 1023	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	388 of 939	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	557 of 910	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	614 of 863	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	538 of 839	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	324 of 948	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	343 of 942	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1092 of 1318	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	969 of 1313	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1102 of 1315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1102 of 1324	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1064 of 1297	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1021 of 1335	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	974 of 1334	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	917 of 1023	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	822 of 989	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	752 of 958	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	599 of 949	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	890 of 1007	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	684 of 1001	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+69 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-22 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

This school is equip with teachers who go above and beyond to get students ahead in their educations. These low ratings are not at all doing teachers justice. I am a product of this school and have recognized that my strong math and writing background all was instilled here. I attend a top 50 university and achieved an A in my calculus class. In the end, it all goes back to your foundations. This school definitely gave me a strong foundation in every subject and I will forever be grateful for that. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	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 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 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-5	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	649	53	12.1	77.5%	11 (1.7%)	57 (8.8%)	572 (88.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	18.4	1119^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.6	1037^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.5%	82	6.7		28.7	47.2	24.2				30.0	23.3	17.9						$15,922	$921	$15,001
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6020	559	49	11.4	83.7%	9 (1.6%)	33 (5.9%)	506 (90.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.6	1183^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.2%		15.9	1133^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	15.3%	50	8.8		24.0	33.0	33.0				24.0	21.6	17.5						$18,904	$1,241	$17,663
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School	Public	K-3	435 Seaman Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6214	793	54	14.8	75.3%	6 (0.8%)	21 (2.6%)	762 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.7	1068^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.3	1040^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.3%	28			29.5						31.5
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School	Public	K-5	318 Stockton Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6010	632	55	11.4	76.1%	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.8%)	600 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	10.5	1244^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.2	1252^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	7.2		26.2	20.1	25.0				21.3	14.1	16.0						$20,241	$1,114	$19,127
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 First Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6070	616	49	12.7	79.9%	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	583 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15.8	1161^st of 1347 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.3	1200^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.3%	39	11.8		16.3	27.5	35.5				21.0	21.1	31.8						$16,775	$952	$15,823
Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	739	44	16.8	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	111 (15.0%)	562 (76.0%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	25.1	1019^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.4%		33.6	889^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	130	7.6	0.0	19.8	37.5	31.3	45.0	45.0	15.8	29.5	51.7	28.8	23.9	15.0	2.4	37.5	37.5	$8,572	$501	$8,071
James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	599	54	11.1	75.1%	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	552 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	17.9	1132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		14.4	1155^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.7%	23	13.4		38.3	35.0	30.3				25.6	20.8	18.6						$17,149	$1,062	$16,087
South Amboy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 John Street	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-2118	584	49	11.9	62.0%	195 (33.4%)	45 (7.7%)	296 (50.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.8%)	27.3	991^st of 1347 public elementary schools	26.4%		26.7	982^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	26.6%	9	20.1		32.0	39.7	38.8				40.8	25.4	32.5						$9,301	$772	$8,529
Ross Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ross Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8511	633	52	12.1	60.8%	132 (20.9%)	109 (17.2%)	290 (45.8%)	82 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	9.5	1262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.5	1245^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	17	13.9		13.8	27.9	14.0				21.9	16.3	6.4						$4,527		$4,527
Matthew Jago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Central Avenue	Sewaren	07077	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8428	425	47	9.0	46.8%	163 (38.4%)	45 (10.6%)	166 (39.1%)	43 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	25.3	1018^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.8	1091^st of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	73	11.6		35.3	46.2	25.6				45.1	25.0	23.3						$6,230		$6,230

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