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Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School is a public elementary school in Perth Amboy Public School District, serving 633 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, placing it well below the state average.

Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 44.9% statewide and 27.3% in the Perth Amboy Public School District. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.2% in recent years, well above the state average.

The challenges faced by Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School appear to be systemic within the Perth Amboy Public School District, as the other elementary schools in the district, such as James J. Flynn Elementary, Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School, and Edward J. Patten Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages. While the nearby Middlesex County STEM Charter School and South Amboy Elementary School also struggle with low performance, they are in different school districts, suggesting that the challenges faced by Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School are specific to the Perth Amboy Public School District.

616

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,775

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 First Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

(732) 376-6070

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Students who attend Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William C. McGinnis Middle School
High:	Perth Amboy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

African American:

4.9%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,161^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	15.8	1161 of 1347	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1200 of 1338	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1089 of 1342	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1062 of 1345	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1183 of 1317	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	941 of 1360	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1023 of 1353	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1136 of 1352	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	1076 of 1346	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	1091 of 1357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1066 of 1363	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1091 of 1367	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	1135 of 1363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	1054 of 1360	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1168 of 1354	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	1117 of 1346	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1130 of 1338	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1064 of 1329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	1119 of 1314	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	1088 of 1303	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.0	878 of 1298	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	13.9	1028 of 1204	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	50.4	251 of 522	51.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	455 of 597	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	499 of 559	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	295 of 499	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	370 of 489	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	305 of 411	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	256 of 463	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	338 of 434	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1116 of 1326	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1170 of 1317	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1110 of 1318	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	991 of 1326	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1152 of 1290	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	864 of 1331	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1033 of 1333	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	842 of 1032	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	683 of 989	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	623 of 982	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	590 of 953	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	716 of 896	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	325 of 899	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	411 of 870	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	711 of 1023	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	693 of 939	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	397 of 863	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	629 of 839	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	288 of 948	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	403 of 942	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1102 of 1318	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1099 of 1313	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	944 of 1315	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1046 of 1324	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1126 of 1297	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	939 of 1335	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	932 of 1334	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	874 of 1023	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	939 of 989	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	849 of 958	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	768 of 949	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	674 of 868	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.6	225 of 1007	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	12.8	921 of 1001	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-24 vs state

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Harry S. Truman Elementary School	Public	K-3	One Taft Place	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5215	425	37	11.4	46.4%	176 (41.4%)	66 (15.5%)	91 (21.4%)	54 (12.7%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	67.2	452^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	66.4%		54.4	614^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.1%	162			54.7						59.8								$7,343	$130	$7,213
Emma Arleth Elementary School	Public	K-3	3198 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5245	485	43	11.2	47.0%	210 (43.3%)	73 (15.1%)	107 (22.1%)	58 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	58.2	570^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.7%		46.4	717^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.4%	147			47.9						56.3								$8,249	$147	$8,102

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