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Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School

Public Grades K-5

1244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School is an elementary school located in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With 684 students, it is one of the larger elementary schools in 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.

Over the past 10 years, Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.2% of 3rd graders, 20.1% of 4th graders, and 25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The challenges faced by Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century 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, Anthony V. Ceres Elementary, and Robert N. Wilentz Elementary, also perform poorly on statewide assessments and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. This suggests that district-level strategies and support may be necessary to drive meaningful change and improve student outcomes across the region.

632

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,451

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

318 Stockton Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-3910

(732) 376-6010

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Students who attend Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

African American:

3.8%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,244^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary 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	10.5	1244 of 1347	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1252 of 1338	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1279 of 1342	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1142 of 1345	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1174 of 1317	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1046 of 1360	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	937 of 1353	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.1	1155 of 1352	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	1206 of 1346	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	1254 of 1357	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1057 of 1363	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1141 of 1367	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	1085 of 1363	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1059 of 1360	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	1120 of 1354	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	1110 of 1346	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	1092 of 1338	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.4	1067 of 1329	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1095 of 1314	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	1137 of 1303	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	1169 of 1298	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.4	860 of 1204	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	374 of 597	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	419 of 559	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	358 of 499	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	279 of 489	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	355 of 411	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	299 of 463	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	295 of 434	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1187 of 1326	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1204 of 1317	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1250 of 1318	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1133 of 1326	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1115 of 1290	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1046 of 1331	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	861 of 1333	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	846 of 1032	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	847 of 989	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	886 of 982	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	738 of 896	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	369 of 899	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	312 of 870	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	861 of 1023	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	755 of 939	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	694 of 910	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	487 of 863	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	576 of 839	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	237 of 948	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	247 of 942	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1193 of 1318	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1179 of 1313	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1173 of 1315	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1064 of 1324	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1172 of 1297	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	984 of 1335	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	914 of 1334	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	944 of 1023	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	940 of 989	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	862 of 958	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	725 of 949	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	800 of 868	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	918 of 1007	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	846 of 1001	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-27 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 vs state

Science7%-23 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)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$21,451		$21,451
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			$18,496		$18,496
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	$20,325		$20,325
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	$20,878		$20,878
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	$21,641		$21,641
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	$18,816		$18,816
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) 525-2100	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	$18,215	$1,071	$17,144
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	$10,874	$1,054	$9,820
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			$11,596	$451	$11,145
Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	705	52	13.5	54.5%	103 (14.6%)	79 (11.2%)	335 (47.5%)	176 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	26.4	1004^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%		31.4	921^st of 1338 public elementary schools	31.2%	83	21.4	18.8	43.6	37.2	31.8	36.5	34.3	$10,431	$940	$9,491

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