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Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center

925 AMBOY AVENUE, PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-5460 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
247 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K342100%
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
33096%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
16047%
Female
18253%

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Where Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Middlesex County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
342#939 of 1,562#88 of 130
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.7:1#534 of 1,390#43 of 120
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
6.8%#1,384 of 1,392#121 of 121
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.2%#321 of 1,481#21 of 128
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.9%#299 of 798#48 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
342
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253423210.7:172% (247)
2023-243453210.8:173% (253)
2022-233803112.3:178% (295)
2020-213622912.5:167% (242)
2017-183973212.4:182% (325)
2015-164083113.2:179% (323)
2010-114022913.9:166% (267)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (397 to 342); teachers unchanged (32 to 32).

About Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center

Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is an elementary school located in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Enrollment is 342 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K.

The district for Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is Perth Amboy Public School District, with 12 schools and 9,845 students.

About 96% of the student body at Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Middlesex County's population at about 24%. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The count of teachers at Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is 32 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.7:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 247 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 72%. On average, public schools in Middlesex County report 42%.

Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is located in Middlesex County, where the median household income is $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is one of 214 public schools in the county.

The closest public school, Perth Amboy High School, is about 0.3 miles from Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

2024-25 enrollment was 342, a 6% decrease from 362 in 2020-21. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center
District
Perth Amboy Public School District
Address
925 AMBOY AVENUE, PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861
Phone
(732) 376-5460
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
342
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
247 (72%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341293002998
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center
What is the total enrollment at Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center?
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-PK.
What grades does Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center serve?
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center serves grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center have?
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center?
Student demographics at Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center public or private?
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perth Amboy Public School District.
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