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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERTH AMBOY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341293000152
Edward J. Patten Elementary School
500 CHARLES STREET, PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-6050 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
503 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 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
21%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
33.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 21.7% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Schools most like Edward J. Patten Elementary School
Edward J. Patten Elementary School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Patten Elementary School this school | 649 | 77.5% | 23.7% |
| School 15 PATERSON | 577 | 75.0% | 13.7% |
| Ridge Street School NEWARK | 593 | 81.5% | 31.9% |
| James J. Flynn Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 599 | 75.1% | 22.5% |
| Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 616 | 79.9% | 21.1% |
| Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School PERTH AMBOY | 632 | 76.1% | 15.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edward J. Patten Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,074 of 1,290 | #96 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,080 of 1,319 ▼ 15 | #98 of 111 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,059 of 1,319 ▲ 2 | #91 of 111 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #162 of 1,562 | #14 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #918 of 1,390 | #80 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #1,294 of 1,392 | #106 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #246 of 1,481 | #13 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #46 of 798 | #7 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 2024-25Enrollment
649
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 805
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 53.4 | 12.2:1 | 78% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 61.4 | 10.5:1 | 75% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 61.4 | 10.1:1 | 83% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 67 | 9.8:1 | 87% (577) |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 72.8 | 13.2:1 | 90% (863) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 79% (739) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 56 | 15.9:1 | 61% (547) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 84% (680) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward J. Patten Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (963 to 649); teachers down 27% (72.8 to 53.4).
About Edward J. Patten Elementary School
Edward J. Patten Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in PERTH AMBOY. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 649 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Perth Amboy Public School District oversees Edward J. Patten Elementary School and 11 other schools, with 9,845 students in total.
About 88% of the student body at Edward J. Patten Elementary School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 9% Black. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Middlesex County residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edward J. Patten Elementary School and a ratio of 12.2:1. This ratio sits 0.7 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 78% of students. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County is 36 points.
The allk12 Grade for Edward J. Patten Elementary School is C-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Edward J. Patten Elementary School would score about 23.7%. It scores 23.7%, within a point of that figure.
Among Middlesex County residents, the median household income is $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edward J. Patten Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Edward J. Patten Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Edward J. Patten 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.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (660) and 2024-25 (649). Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Edward J. Patten Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Robert N. Wilentz Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 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
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 577
- Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School0.2 mi · 559
- Perth Amboy Magnet School0.3 mi · 269
- Samuel E. Shull Middle School0.5 mi · 941
- Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School0.5 mi · 259
- Rose M. Lopez Elementary School0.6 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edward J. Patten Elementary School?
Edward J. Patten Elementary School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Edward J. Patten Elementary School serve?
Edward J. Patten Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Edward J. Patten Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Edward J. Patten Elementary School.
How diverse is Edward J. Patten Elementary School?
Edward J. Patten Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 88% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Edward J. Patten Elementary School?
Edward J. Patten Elementary School is overseen by Perth Amboy Public School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.