Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center

Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is a mid-tier elementary-level community in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, run under Perth Amboy Public School District. The school caters to 577 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Within Perth Amboy Public School District, which oversees 12 schools and 9,845 students, Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%); the rest is composed of 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household income runs about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is Edward J. Patten Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center has fell 24%, going from 755 students in 2018 to 577 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.