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Perth Amboy City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Perth Amboy.
Students
9,845
Schools
12
Spent per student
$29,870
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
What stands out about Perth Amboy City School District
- School Grade D: better than 10% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- Spends 5% more per student than the NJ average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Strathmore.
PK–34 elementary schoolsMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
6–8Matawan-Aberdeen Middle SchoolMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
9–12Matawan Regional High SchoolMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,870 per student · 5% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 84%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,512’20
10,184’21
10,307’22
9,972’23
9,845’24
Down 6.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 94%Black 4%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School
D793 students15:1
Edward J. Patten Elementary School
D649 students12:1
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
D632 students11:1
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School
D616 students13:1
James J. Flynn Elementary School
D599 students11:1
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
D−559 students11:1
William C. McGinnis Middle School
C−984 students12:1
Samuel E. Shull Middle School
C−941 students13:1
Dual Language School
B−384 students17:1
Perth Amboy High School
C2,769 students15:1
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
577 students9:1
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center
342 students11:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.