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What's something Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERTH AMBOY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341293003534
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
445 STATE STREET, PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-6020 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
468 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 21.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #1,084 of 1,290 | #99 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,143 of 1,319 | #102 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,096 of 1,319 | #99 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #292 of 1,562 | #35 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #733 of 1,390 | #63 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #1,323 of 1,392 | #107 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #174 of 798 | #31 of 84 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
559
-135 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.7:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
91%
was 96%
% Black
6%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 559 | 48.8 | 11.5:1 | 84% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 47.8 | 11.6:1 | 83% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 47.8 | 10.2:1 | 93% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 59.6 | 11.7:1 | 94% (654) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School.
About Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 559 students. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 38% bigger than that.
The district, Perth Amboy Public School District, operates 12 schools serving 9,845 students.
The student body at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is 91% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 6% Black. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.5:1, with 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is 84%. Across public schools in Middlesex County, the average is 42%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School would score about 20.3%. It scores 22.8%, 2.5 points above that figure.
Middlesex County has these Census figures: the median household income is $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Middlesex County is home to 214 public schools and about 129,255 public school students.
Perth Amboy Magnet School is located about 0.2 miles from Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School. The five-mile area around Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 22.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School declined 19% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 694 to 559 students. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 96% to 91% over the same period.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perth Amboy Public School District
- Perth Amboy High SchoolHigh · 2,769 students
- William C. McGinnis Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Samuel E. Shull Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Rose M. Lopez Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolElementary · 632 students
Other schools in PERTH AMBOY
- Perth Amboy High SchoolHigh · 2,769 students
- William C. McGinnis Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Samuel E. Shull Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Rose M. Lopez Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- Middlesex County STEM Charter SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Perth Amboy Magnet School0.2 mi · 269
- Edward J. Patten Elementary School0.2 mi · 649
- Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 577
- William C. McGinnis Middle School0.5 mi · 984
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School0.6 mi · 632
- Samuel E. Shull Middle School0.7 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About Anthony V. Ceres Elementary SchoolHow large is Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School?
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-05.
Is Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School?
Student demographics at Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School in?
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School is part of Perth Amboy Public School District.
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