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South Amboy Elementary

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South Amboy Elementary ranks 991 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

South Amboy Elementary is a public elementary school serving 580 students in grades PK-5 in South Amboy, New Jersey, which is part of the South Amboy School District. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 32-40% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 44.9-53.6%. This performance gap has persisted over the past several years.

South Amboy Elementary has a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 52.76% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the nearby Old Bridge Township School District, Sayreville School District, and Perth Amboy Public School District schools, which range from 27.93% to 82.64% free/reduced lunch. The school is ranked in the bottom third of New Jersey elementary schools, consistently receiving a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's overall low academic performance, South Amboy Elementary stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, who have ranked in the top 25-30% of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 17.7% over the past few years, and low spending per student of $9,301, compared to nearby schools ranging from $6,725 to $20,241 per student, suggest areas for potential improvement.

584

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,301

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

249 John Street
South Amboy, NJ 08879-1741

(732) 525-2118

District: South Amboy School District

Students who attend South Amboy Elementary usually attend:

High:

South Amboy Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

White:

33.4%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

991^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

502^nd of 609South Amboy 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	27.3	991 of 1347	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	982 of 1338	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	925 of 1342	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	895 of 1345	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	952 of 1317	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	908 of 1360	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	736 of 1353	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	657 of 1352	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.3	835 of 1346	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	719 of 1357	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	734 of 1363	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.5	673 of 1367	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	459 of 1363	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.9	392 of 1360	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	57.6	707 of 1354	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.3	778 of 1346	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	814 of 1338	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.9	693 of 1329	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.8	599 of 1314	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.8	832 of 1303	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.5	650 of 1298	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.6	750 of 1204	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	67.0	121 of 463	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	61 of 494	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	129 of 456	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	157 of 522	69.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	319 of 597	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.5	81 of 559	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	929 of 1326	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1026 of 1317	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	891 of 1318	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1000 of 1326	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	837 of 1290	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	863 of 1331	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	739 of 1333	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	487 of 1032	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	526 of 989	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	560 of 982	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	462 of 953	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	528 of 896	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	420 of 899	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	276 of 870	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	558 of 1023	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	333 of 939	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	375 of 910	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	525 of 863	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	458 of 839	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	479 of 948	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	280 of 942	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	959 of 1318	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	842 of 1313	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	832 of 1315	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	708 of 1324	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	969 of 1297	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	864 of 1335	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	688 of 1334	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	740 of 1023	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	562 of 989	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	501 of 958	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	393 of 949	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	578 of 868	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	565 of 1007	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	464 of 1001	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	860 of 970	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	850 of 963	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	794 of 975	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	768 of 976	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	852 of 964	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	824 of 1023	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	686 of 1022	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)74th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

Science20%-10 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 (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 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
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
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	488	40	12.2	46.1%	183 (37.5%)	83 (17.0%)	92 (18.9%)	97 (19.9%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (4.1%)	52	652^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	51.6%		53.8	623^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	53.4%	29		41.4			56.2			$6,725	$153	$6,572
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
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			$7,343	$130	$7,213
Emma Arleth Elementary School	Public	K-3	3198 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5245	485	43	11.2	47.0%	210 (43.3%)	73 (15.1%)	107 (22.1%)	58 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	58.2	570^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.7%		46.4	717^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.4%	147		47.9			56.3			$8,249	$147	$8,102
Samsel Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	298 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-4050	870	81	10.7	46.7%	337 (38.7%)	148 (17.0%)	177 (20.3%)	143 (16.4%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	23.5		58.8	56.3		46.2	44.2	$8,651	$166	$8,485
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
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
Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	328	29	11.2	39.3%	109 (33.2%)	43 (13.1%)	64 (19.5%)	105 (32.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	66.8	457^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		67.2	454^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.1%	3	36.1	52.3	67.8	72.9	60.3	56.1	45.9	$16,024	$1,059	$14,965

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