Total enrollment
9,845
-667 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Perth Amboy Public School District
New Jersey · 9,845 students · 3 cities
Perth Amboy Public School District in New Jersey operates 12 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 9,845 students (around 820 per school).
4-year change in Perth Amboy Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Perth Amboy Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #216 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,845 | #15 of 372 | #936 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #29 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #329 of 370 | #2,905 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.9% | #29 of 369 | #1,561 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #296 of 298 | #6,461 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Perth Amboy Public School District
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Dual Language School at 32.5% proficient to Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School at 15.9%, a gap of 16.6 points. That is the 108th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 10,658 to 9,052 students (down 15%) and from 885 to 717 full-time teachers (down 19%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Amboy High School | Perth Amboy | High | 09-12 | 2,769 |
| William C. McGinnis Middle School | Perth Amboy | Middle | 06-08 | 984 |
| Samuel E. Shull Middle School | Perth Amboy | Middle | 06-08 | 941 |
| Rose M. Lopez Elementary School | Perth Amboy | Elementary | KG-03 | 793 |
| Edward J. Patten Elementary School | Perth Amboy | Elementary | KG-05 | 649 |
| Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School | Perth Amboy | Elementary | KG-05 | 632 |
| Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School | Perth Amboy | Elementary | KG-05 | 616 |
| James J. Flynn Elementary School | Perth Amboy | Elementary | KG-05 | 599 |
| Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center | Perth Amboy | Elementary | PK-PK | 577 |
| Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School | Perth Amboy | Elementary | KG-05 | 559 |
| Dual Language School | Fords | Middle | 04-08 | 384 |
| Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center | Perth Amboy | Elementary | PK-PK | 342 |
About Perth Amboy Public School District
As a low-population district in New Jersey, Perth Amboy Public School District hosts 9,845 students across 12 schools.
On the school-mix side, Perth Amboy Public School District is made up of 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Perth Amboy Public School District is about 820, noticeably above the New Jersey average of roughly 540.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,845 students, contracted 6% from the 10,512 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Perth Amboy Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.