Edward J. Patten Elementary School

Edward J. Patten Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary-level community in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, operated by Perth Amboy Public School District, serves 649 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 60% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Edward J. Patten Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Perth Amboy Public School District, a district that caters to 9,845 students overall.

Demographically, Edward J. Patten Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 9% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Edward J. Patten Elementary School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Edward J. Patten Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edward J. Patten Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Edward J. Patten Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edward J. Patten Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edward J. Patten Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 22.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edward J. Patten Elementary School has shrank 33%, going from 963 students in 2018 to 649 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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