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Perth Amboy High School

Public Grades 9-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Perth Amboy High School is a large public high school serving 2,685 students in grades 9-12 in the Perth Amboy Public School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, earning just 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The district as a whole is also ranked low at 568 out of 609 districts in the state.

Perth Amboy High School significantly underperforms the state averages across a range of academic metrics, including standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33% of 9th graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 49.9%, and the Algebra I proficiency rate was just 3.3% for 10th graders compared to 17.9% statewide. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 21.4% in recent years, which is much higher than nearby schools like Metuchen High School and Woodbridge High School.

The challenges at Perth Amboy High School appear to be systemic, with 68-78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the other schools analyzed. This suggests factors like resource inequities, family/community instability, and ineffective instructional practices may be contributing to the poor outcomes. However, the success of nearby magnet schools in the area, which achieve much stronger academic results, points to the potential for specialized, high-quality programs to drive better outcomes for students in the Perth Amboy community.

2,769

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,528

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

931 Convery Blvd
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

(732) 376-6030

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Feeder schools for Perth Amboy High School:

Elementary:	Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
	Edward J. Patten Elementary School
	Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
	James J. Flynn Elementary School
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	Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School
Middle:	Samuel E. Shull Middle School
	William C. McGinnis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

African American:

4.0%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg49%

371^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	17.7	371 of 434	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	388 of 429	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	316 of 422	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	316 of 405	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	302 of 416	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	323 of 411	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	320 of 409	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	363 of 406	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	371 of 411	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	359 of 396	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	353 of 388	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	338 of 378	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	329 of 371	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	335 of 370	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	328 of 359	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	331 of 361	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	324 of 357	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	318 of 351	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	311 of 348	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.6	303 of 343	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	184 of 283	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	218 of 282	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	79 of 250	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	130 of 256	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	95 of 247	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	72 of 254	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	73 of 266	72.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	179 of 215	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	180 of 191	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	118 of 161	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	91 of 137	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	76 of 101	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	115 of 146	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	359 of 426	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	387 of 420	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	309 of 416	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	288 of 414	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	353 of 402	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	312 of 408	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	334 of 403	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	325 of 406	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	352 of 403	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	229 of 385	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	242 of 382	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	256 of 374	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	240 of 364	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	265 of 368	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	273 of 377	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	300 of 358	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	174 of 344	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	171 of 324	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	182 of 326	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	204 of 347	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	206 of 345	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	356 of 426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	389 of 419	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	293 of 414	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	311 of 410	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	325 of 402	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	308 of 407	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	341 of 405	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	290 of 359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	333 of 361	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	267 of 344	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	289 of 349	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	312 of 355	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	319 of 345	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2024)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II72%-10 vs state

English Language Arts66%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-28 vs state

Geometry30%-26 vs state

Science10%-21 vs state

Algebra I7%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	931 Convery Blvd	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,769	188	14.7	69.8%	23 (0.8%)	110 (4.0%)	2,608 (94.2%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	17.7	371^st of 434 public high schools	14.5%		13.4	388^th of 429 public high schools	9.6%	17	65.6	30.0		10.2				33.0					6.7	3.3	6.5	30.2		29.6	73.7	70.0	$14,528	$429	$14,099
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	259	22	11.7	89.2%	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.6%)	237 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	386^th of 434 public high schools	11.1%		11	406^th of 429 public high schools	5.4%	20	58.8	14.7	4.0	6.1		7.7	16.7	14.0		0.0	0.0		4.0	11.4	7.4			20.0			$11,684	$729	$10,955
Perth Amboy Magnet School	Public	9-12	457 High Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6300	269	17	15.8	74.3%	27 (10.0%)	28 (10.4%)	208 (77.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	198^th of 434 public high schools	54.4%		51.8	191^st of 429 public high schools	55.5%	7		85.9		32.8				34.9					30.2		30.2	46.2		46.2			$11,074	$779	$10,295
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	288	21	13.7	4.2%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	258 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85.1	28^th of 434 public high schools	93.5%		88.5	21^st of 429 public high schools	95.1%	7				98.7															100.0	100.0	$9,375	$130	$9,245
South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	616	44	14.0	58.6%	219 (35.6%)	78 (12.7%)	282 (45.8%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	39.4	268^th of 434 public high schools	38.2%		30.5	303^rd of 429 public high schools	29.4%	35	85.1	65.9	6.8	24.4	23.5	28.1	30.1	29.4	20.5	30.0	1.8	36.8	4.2		11.1						$10,459	$691	$9,768
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,681	131	12.8	54.3%	468 (27.8%)	284 (16.9%)	727 (43.2%)	172 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.8%)	19.2	366^th of 434 public high schools	15.7%		31.5	299^th of 429 public high schools	30.3%	67	67.9	36.6		10.6				22.3					6.9	10.0	7.0	29.4		26.3			$8,691		$8,691
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,405	111	12.6	46.8%	199 (14.2%)	123 (8.8%)	396 (28.2%)	668 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	51.1	196^th of 434 public high schools	54.8%		54.8	170^th of 429 public high schools	60.4%	26	80.2	56.8		24.2				47.6					32.8		31.7	92.8	13.3	71.9			$8,039		$8,039
Carteret High School	Public	9-12	199 Washington Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 541-8960	1,188	87	13.6	72.6%	114 (9.6%)	210 (17.7%)	576 (48.5%)	251 (21.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	30 (2.5%)	27.8	323^rd of 434 public high schools	25.6%		20.3	355^th of 429 public high schools	17.2%	32	77.7	43.2		11.2				36.7					10.6	6.5	10.0	28.6	0.0	20.0	53.5	53.5	$5,770		$5,770
Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	40.6	258^th of 434 public high schools	40.6%		46.6	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	39		66.0		25.9				52.3					7.8		8.7	33.3		32.9	100.0	95.0	$7,656		$7,656
Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	718	60	11.8	9.3%	336 (46.8%)	29 (4.0%)	104 (14.5%)	185 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	80.2	51^st of 434 public high schools	88.2%		82.7	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%	4		83.8		51.8				86.1					41.8	9.1	38.5	88.0		88.0	100.0	100.0	$8,384		$8,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Perth Amboy High School

Perth Amboy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
Elementary : Edward J. Patten Elementary School
Elementary : Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
Elementary : James J. Flynn Elementary School
Elementary : Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School
Middle : Samuel E. Shull Middle School
Middle : William C. McGinnis Middle School

Is Perth Amboy High School a good school?

Perth Amboy High School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Perth Amboy High School in?

Perth Amboy Public School District

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