Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Public 5-8

 380 Hall Avenue
       Perth Amboy, NJ  08861-3205


(732) 376-6060

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
597th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,637 Help


Students who attend Samuel E. Shull Middle School usually attend:

High:    Perth Amboy High School

Feeder schools for Samuel E. Shull Middle School:

Elementary:    Edward J. Patten Elementary School
    James J. Flynn Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  1,310

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.5%
African American:
5.8%
White:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.5% Help


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Compare Details Samuel E. Shull Middle School ranks worse than 79.8% of middle schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Perth Amboy Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.11. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Samuel E. Shull Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Perth Amboy Public School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.5%), African American (5.8%), White (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Perth Amboy Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Samuel E. Shull Middle School is 14.8. 1 middle schools in the Perth Amboy Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Samuel E. Shull Middle School employs 88 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Samuel E. Shull Middle School is $12,637, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Perth Amboy Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Samuel E. Shull Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Samuel E. Shull Middle School 597th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Samuel E. Shull Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Perth Amboy Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Perth Amboy Public School District 558th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Samuel E. Shull Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 16.86 540th 631 14.4%
2008 17.26 540th 640 15.6%
2009 15.16 566th 664 14.8%
2010 15.04 582nd 677 14.0%
2011 13.84 591st 684 13.6%
2012 10.38 605th 677 10.6%
2013 11.52 612th 704 13.1%
2014 10.30 628th 717 12.4%
2015 32.48 484th 713 32.1%
2016 33.35 503rd 713 29.5%
2017 19.96 570th 712 19.9%
2018 23.18 571st 716 20.3%
2019 20.58 594th 745 20.3%
2021 21.11 501st 652 23.2%
2022 20.57 591st 745 20.7%
2023 20.11 597th 748 20.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.80 166th 202 17.8%
2019 35.16 140th 227 38.3%
2021 44.46 79th 197 59.9%
2022 35.06 171st 270 36.7%
2023 34.94 185th 288 35.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.54 339th 471 28.0%
2019 24.69 394th 492 19.9%
2021 20.60 345th 401 14.0%
2022 24.24 443rd 535 17.2%
2023 25.51 410th 505 18.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.10 319th 522 38.9%
2019 35.17 342nd 541 36.8%
2021 39.79 270th 467 42.2%
2022 38.09 326th 549 40.6%
2023 34.98 365th 568 35.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.95 550th 680 19.1%
2019 19.42 571st 703 18.8%
2021 23.34 467th 625 25.3%
2022 20.94 580th 726 20.1%
2023 21.69 564th 720 21.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.00 520th 675 23.0%
2019 22.11 553rd 697 20.7%
2021 20.96 480th 635 24.4%
2022 21.30 571st 730 21.8%
2023 19.70 581st 718 19.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.14 73rd 326 77.6%
2019 46.30 163rd 326 50.0%
2021 59.05 67th 291 77.0%
2022 49.74 148th 356 58.4%
2023 53.75 133rd 361 63.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.53 353rd 504 30.0%
2019 30.45 378th 524 27.9%
2021 34.94 308th 480 35.8%
2022 29.74 428th 591 27.6%
2023 29.42 428th 587 27.1%
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by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Open Quote This school needs help. The principals enforce low discipline! A student attempted to punch a teacher and she came back from the Principal's office with a lollipop. Also, a gifted and talented student signed their name on friend's arm (as it was requested) and the two students got detention for a week. Favoritism is obvious. The students with violent natures always get away with things because the security guards and top administrators show favor in them. The other students, however, get punished severely and ignored. I witnessed a student get threatened and 2 security guards walked past. They both failed to take actions. Help is very much needed. The students that don't care walk around like upperclassmen and the gifted students who care about everything in education get treated poorly. It would be grand if money could be granted to the district to make another high school and lengthen the academic technology. Thank you very much for reading this. I hope you can give any type of help for the students who want to have a bright education.
(From the perspective of a 7th grade Honors student). Close Quote



Enrollment information for Samuel E. Shull Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 147 77 5 570 1 n/a n/a 0 800
1989 145 116 4 606 0 n/a n/a 0 871
1990 123 113 2 639 0 n/a n/a 0 877
1991 113 120 8 730 0 n/a n/a 0 971
1992 125 107 9 718 0 n/a n/a 0 959
1993 132 102 10 640 0 n/a n/a 0 884
1994 118 101 9 718 1 n/a n/a 0 947
1995 70 113 1 940 0 n/a n/a 0 1124
1996 70 113 1 940 0 n/a n/a 0 1124
1998 64 106 10 974 0 n/a n/a 0 1154
1999 68 126 5 1034 0 n/a n/a 0 1233
2000 52 118 5 1097 1 n/a n/a 0 1273
2001 48 114 7 1217 1 n/a n/a 0 1387
2002 60 96 10 1226 1 n/a n/a 0 1393
2003 60 96 10 1226 1 n/a n/a 0 1393
2004 45 110 10 1232 1 n/a n/a 0 1398
2005 55 151 6 1307 1 n/a n/a 0 1520
2006 48 95 5 1025 0 n/a n/a 0 1173
2007 51 132 8 1247 0 n/a n/a 0 1438
2008 50 135 6 1215 0 n/a n/a 0 1406
2009 44 121 6 1175 0 0 10 0 1356
2010 42 131 10 1177 0 0 5 0 1365
2011 61 133 8 1184 0 0 0 0 1386
2012 50 135 6 1219 0 1 0 0 1411
2013 50 128 4 1241 0 1 0 0 1424
2014 39 138 5 1200 0 0 2 0 1384
2015 39 130 7 1252 0 1 3 0 1432
2016 32 139 10 1285 0 1 2 0 1469
2017 31 126 11 1282 0 3 3 0 1456
2018 27 118 8 1240 0 3 1 0 1397
2019 24 131 5 1230 0 2 7 0 1399
2020 26 115 6 1266 0 2 8 0 1423
2021 28 102 6 1267 0 0 7 0 1410
2022 20 101 6 1243 0 0 10 0 1380
2023 19 76 8 1199 0 0 8 0 1310

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Samuel E. Shull Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 800 60.0 13.3 n/a
1989 871 63.0 13.8 n/a
1990 877 64.0 13.7 57.5
1991 971 66.0 14.7 60.1
1992 959 65.0 14.7 62.8
1993 884 66.0 13.4 76.8
1994 947 64.0 14.8 56.4
1995 1124 77.0 14.6 78.3
1996 1124 77.0 14.6 78.3
1998 1154 80.0 14.4 76.1
1999 1233 83.0 14.9 78.1
2000 1273 89.0 14.3 90.5
2001 1387 89.3 15.5 83.3
2002 1393 94.0 14.8 85
2003 1393 94.0 14.8 85
2004 1398 94.0 14.9 87.5
2005 1520 96.0 15.8 n/a
2006 1173 102.0 11.5 98
2007 1438 101.0 14.2 76.1
2008 1406 84.0 16.7 72.4
2009 1356 94.3 11.1 70.1
2010 1365 84.0 16.2 72.4
2011 1386 82.0 16.9 61
2012 1411 95.5 14.7 67.3
2013 1424 95.0 14.9 57.9
2014 1384 89.0 15.5 83.5
2015 1432 100.0 14.3 73.9
2016 1469 106.0 13.8 80.3
2017 1456 105.0 13.8 85.9
2018 1397 108.0 12.9 88.5
2019 1399 103.5 13.5 87.5
2020 1423 104.5 13.6 89.5
2021 1410 95.5 14.7 85.5
2022 1380 95.5 14.4 80.1
2023 1310 88.0 14.8 80.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Samuel E. Shull Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 800 60.0 13.3 n/a
1989 871 63.0 13.8 n/a
1990 877 64.0 13.7 57.5
1991 971 66.0 14.7 60.1
1992 959 65.0 14.7 62.8
1993 884 66.0 13.4 76.8
1994 947 64.0 14.8 56.4
1995 1124 77.0 14.6 78.3
1996 1124 77.0 14.6 78.3
1998 1154 80.0 14.4 76.1
1999 1233 83.0 14.9 78.1
2000 1273 89.0 14.3 90.5
2001 1387 89.3 15.5 83.3
2002 1393 94.0 14.8 85
2003 1393 94.0 14.8 85
2004 1398 94.0 14.9 87.5
2005 1520 96.0 15.8 n/a
2006 1173 102.0 11.5 98
2007 1438 101.0 14.2 76.1
2008 1406 84.0 16.7 72.4
2009 1356 94.3 11.1 70.1
2010 1365 84.0 16.2 72.4
2011 1386 82.0 16.9 61
2012 1411 95.5 14.7 67.3
2013 1424 95.0 14.9 57.9
2014 1384 89.0 15.5 83.5
2015 1432 100.0 14.3 73.9
2016 1469 106.0 13.8 80.3
2017 1456 105.0 13.8 85.9
2018 1397 108.0 12.9 88.5
2019 1399 103.5 13.5 87.5
2020 1423 104.5 13.6 89.5
2021 1410 95.5 14.7 85.5
2022 1380 95.5 14.4 80.1
2023 1310 88.0 14.8 80.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Samuel E. Shull Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $631 (5.0%) $12,006 (95.0%) $12,637

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Samuel E. Shull Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 594th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 597th of 748 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)37.925.6
 12.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District)42.425.4
 17%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)23.111.3
 11.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District)24.910.7
 14.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)30.920
 10.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District)36.327.6
 8.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)17.39.9
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District)16.67.8
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)41.734.9
 6.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District)40.134.6
 5.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)22.212
 10.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District)18.911.1
 7.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)38.239.9
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District)41.344.2
 2.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)24.18.9
 15.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District)21.18.1
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)8884.6
 3.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Perth Amboy Public School District)8863.1
 24.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Samuel E. Shull Middle School)8884.6
 3.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Perth Amboy Public School District)23.216
 7.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13991310
 6.4%
African American13176
 42%
American Indian00
Asian58
 60%
Hispanic12301199
 2.5%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White2419
 20.8%
Two or More Races78
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.5%80.5%
 7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Samuel E. Shull Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,310 students attended Samuel E. Shull Middle School.

Samuel E. Shull Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of New Jersey middle schools.

Students at Samuel E. Shull Middle School are 92% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% White.

Students who attend Samuel E. Shull Middle School usually go on to attend Perth Amboy High School


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