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Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 553 students in grades K-5 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, which is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District. Despite its high-poverty student population, the school has consistently underperformed compared to other schools in the district and state.

Over the past 10 years, Anthony V. Ceres Elementary has ranked in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.2% over the past few years.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Perth Amboy district, such as James J. Flynn Elementary and Edward J. Patten Elementary, Anthony V. Ceres Elementary consistently underperforms, with lower proficiency rates and overall rankings. Despite the high-poverty student population, the school's per-student spending is not significantly lower than other local schools, suggesting that funding and resources may not be the primary factors contributing to the school's challenges.

559

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,904

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 State Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-3534

(732) 376-6020

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Students who attend Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

African American:

5.9%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,183^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	14.6	1183 of 1347	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1133 of 1338	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1216 of 1342	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1147 of 1345	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1293 of 1317	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1124 of 1360	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	982 of 1353	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1075 of 1352	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	982 of 1346	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1156 of 1357	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	1178 of 1363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	1212 of 1367	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1074 of 1363	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	1100 of 1360	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.5	834 of 1354	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	951 of 1346	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.3	723 of 1338	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.8	1077 of 1329	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	1056 of 1314	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	1135 of 1303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	1099 of 1298	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.6	1001 of 1204	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	404 of 597	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	317 of 559	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	349 of 499	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	367 of 489	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	262 of 463	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	277 of 434	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1087 of 1326	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1020 of 1317	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1164 of 1318	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1127 of 1326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1288 of 1290	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1072 of 1331	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	942 of 1333	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	751 of 1032	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	693 of 989	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	791 of 982	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	828 of 896	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	541 of 899	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	334 of 870	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	782 of 1023	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	519 of 939	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	677 of 910	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	542 of 863	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	734 of 839	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.7	243 of 942	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1151 of 1318	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1130 of 1313	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1163 of 1315	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1065 of 1324	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1215 of 1297	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1084 of 1335	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	938 of 1334	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	896 of 1023	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	845 of 989	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	822 of 958	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	832 of 868	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	831 of 1007	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	906 of 1001	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-26 vs state

Science9%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Teachers more concerned with their contract than their students, reviewing and correcting NJASK questions to show improvement, G&T has more students who have been left back in previous years than actually gifted students and a principal who thinks her school is so great people are trying to sneak in (doesn't realize they are trying to get closer to the babysitte's house). Total lack of dedication vice principal campaigning for city council on the school yard and teachers conducting superintendent attack plans during school hours. Sad. 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
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
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
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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