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William C. McGinnis Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

William C. McGinnis Middle School is a public middle school in Perth Amboy Public School District, serving 948 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages.

Academically, the school struggles, with only 32.5% of 6th graders, 29% of 7th graders, and 38.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 9.3% of 6th graders, 8.9% of 7th graders, and 3.9% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.2%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Dual Language School, also part of the Perth Amboy Public School District, William C. McGinnis Middle School is underperforming academically. The school's spending per student, at $12,488 in 2018-2019, is higher than the nearby schools, but this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

984

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,488

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

271 State Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-4347

(732) 376-6040

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Students who attend William C. McGinnis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Perth Amboy High School

Feeder schools for William C. McGinnis Middle School:

Elementary:	Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
	Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
	Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

African American:

1.8%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

New Jersey avg43%

662^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	14.7	662 of 752	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	649 of 743	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	617 of 748	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	620 of 745	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	548 of 652	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	613 of 745	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	585 of 716	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	607 of 712	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	608 of 713	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	573 of 713	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	649 of 717	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	635 of 704	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	612 of 677	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	626 of 684	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	594 of 677	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	597 of 664	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	566 of 640	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	555 of 631	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	551 of 615	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.7	543 of 599	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.8	530 of 588	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.8	512 of 574	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	56.6	83 of 291	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	165 of 326	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.2	45 of 326	86.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	239 of 343	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	210 of 320	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	175 of 288	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	155 of 270	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	104 of 197	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	161 of 227	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	171 of 202	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	629 of 728	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	623 of 717	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	595 of 720	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	613 of 726	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	528 of 625	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	577 of 703	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	542 of 680	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	500 of 608	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	493 of 589	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	425 of 587	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	438 of 591	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	378 of 480	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	410 of 524	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	369 of 504	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	504 of 613	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	459 of 584	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	372 of 568	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	387 of 549	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	312 of 467	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	379 of 541	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	318 of 522	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	638 of 726	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	632 of 719	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	595 of 718	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	600 of 730	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	522 of 635	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	588 of 697	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	560 of 675	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	431 of 507	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	418 of 510	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	433 of 505	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	473 of 535	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	450 of 492	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	289 of 471	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)71st percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I42%-4 vs state

English Language Arts33%-24 vs state

Mathematics7%-27 vs state

Science3%-16 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, June 5, 2021

Okay so i’m a student, and I would like to note something for parents. Please be aware that fights happen a lot, kids vape and smoke weed in bathrooms, kids argue with the teachers disrupting the class. Its not that great of a school to be honest. But my experience was good i mean as long as you stay in your own lane and mind your business you’re good. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, April 16, 2018

Very bad very bad. I am a former student, and I really despised the part of my life in which I attended this pathetic excuse of a school. I wish I could give it zero stars, because if I could, I would. 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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 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 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William C. McGinnis Middle School	Public	6-8	271 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6040	984	80	12.3	78.8%	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	957 (97.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14.7	662^nd of 752 public middle schools	12.0%		15.7	649^th of 743 public middle schools	12.7%	13		3.3			32.5	29.0	38.3			9.3	8.9	3.9		41.7	41.7			$12,488	$649	$11,839
Samuel E. Shull Middle School	Public	6-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	941	73	12.9	73.3%	13 (1.4%)	50 (5.3%)	867 (92.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	16.6	645^th of 752 public middle schools	14.2%		18	622^nd of 743 public middle schools	16.3%	23		4.6			28.3	27.8	38.0			11.8	14.2	7.2		76.9	76.9			$12,637	$631	$12,006
Dual Language School	Public	4-8	630 Amboy Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6200	384	23	16.6	76.3%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	374 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	15.6		49.6	45.9	64.9			31.0	20.0	31.6								$11,909	$1,424	$10,485
Fords Middle School	Public	6-8	Fanning Street	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4200	645	63	10.2	56.9%	124 (19.2%)	64 (9.9%)	336 (52.1%)	113 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	26.9	538^th of 752 public middle schools	28.5%		25.2	550^th of 743 public middle schools	26.0%	12		10.0			32.9	28.7	34.0			23.2	22.2	25.1		100.0	100.0			$8,737		$8,737
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	513	56	9.2	56.7%	158 (30.8%)	82 (16.0%)	215 (41.9%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16.5	646^th of 752 public middle schools	14.1%		15.3	656^th of 743 public middle schools	11.7%	10		6.4			20.8	29.3	23.9			14.2	24.3	6.3		60.6	60.6			$10,503		$10,503
Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,060	81	13.1	44.3%	158 (14.9%)	140 (13.2%)	266 (25.1%)	459 (43.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	46.4	386^th of 752 public middle schools	48.7%		49.1	350^th of 743 public middle schools	52.9%	36		22.1			54.6	59.3	60.4			35.9	20.7	2.1	92.0	42.0	59.1	97.2	97.2	$7,148	$238	$6,910
Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,294	122	10.6	46.4%	460 (35.5%)	207 (16.0%)	343 (26.5%)	196 (15.1%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	69 (5.3%)	42.8	419^th of 752 public middle schools	44.3%		47.2	367^th of 743 public middle schools	50.6%	52		12.5			55.4	51.7	54.6			38.1	34.6	6.0	96.0	57.3	61.9	100.0	100.0	$8,185	$149	$8,036
Iselin Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Woodruff Street	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8450	794	72	11.0	36.1%	119 (15.0%)	48 (6.0%)	139 (17.5%)	481 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	68.8	211^th of 752 public middle schools	71.9%		67.6	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%	1		26.1			63.9	62.3	61.2			47.0	56.4	33.3		100.0	100.0			$8,163		$8,163
Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	761	64	11.8	10.0%	340 (44.7%)	30 (3.9%)	101 (13.3%)	233 (30.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	86.8	70^th of 752 public middle schools	90.7%		88.7	55^th of 743 public middle schools	92.6%	15	59.5	36.0		86.8	85.7	86.0	80.2		81.7	73.3	65.4	27.1	98.0	97.2	97.4	100.0	100.0	$7,842		$7,842
Carteret Middle School	Public	5-6	300 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	540	48	11.1	80.0%	42 (7.8%)	80 (14.8%)	281 (52.0%)	115 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)	15.7			37.2	52.7				28.7	20.7								$4,929	$304	$4,625

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