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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERTH AMBOY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341293003544
James J. Flynn Elementary School
850 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE, PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-6080 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
450 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 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
15%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
34.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 17.1% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 James J. Flynn Elementary School
James J. Flynn Elementary School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James J. Flynn Elementary School this school | 599 | 75.1% | 22.5% |
| Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center PERTH AMBOY | 577 | 76.8% | N/A |
| Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School PERTH AMBOY | 632 | 76.1% | 15.9% |
| North Dover Elementary School DOVER | 640 | 75.0% | 21.0% |
| Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 616 | 79.9% | 21.1% |
| Edward J. Patten Elementary School PERTH AMBOY | 649 | 77.5% | 23.7% |
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 James J. Flynn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,090 of 1,290 | #100 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,134 of 1,319 ▲ 15 | #101 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,044 of 1,319 ▲ 16 | #90 of 111 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #230 of 1,562 | #24 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #643 of 1,390 | #53 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #1,341 of 1,392 | #108 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #285 of 1,481 | #19 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #77 of 798 | #16 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
599
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 599 | 53.9 | 11.1:1 | 75% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 55.9 | 10.8:1 | 70% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 50.9 | 9.8:1 | 76% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 63 | 8.7:1 | 82% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 69.3 | 11.7:1 | 84% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 902 | 62 | 14.6:1 | 75% (675) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 59 | 13.6:1 | 55% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 809 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 79% (638) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James J. Flynn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (812 to 599); teachers down 22% (69.3 to 53.9).
About James J. Flynn Elementary School
This page covers James J. Flynn Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey. It had 599 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
Perth Amboy Public School District runs 12 schools with a combined 9,845 students. James J. Flynn Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students are 92% of those enrolled at James J. Flynn Elementary School. Other reported shares: 4% Black. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Middlesex County residents. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at James J. Flynn Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 75%. The 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County is 33 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, James J. Flynn Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for James J. Flynn Elementary School is -2.6 points: 22.5% actual, 25.0% predicted.
In the wider Middlesex County area, the median household earns about $111,549 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Middlesex County, 214 public schools serve about 129,255 students.
Perth Amboy High School sits about 0.2 miles from James J. Flynn Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, James J. Flynn Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 599, up from 550 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 8.7:1 to 11.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about James J. Flynn Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolElementary · 632 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
- Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Perth Amboy High School0.2 mi · 2,769
- Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 342
- Woodbridge Academy Magnet School0.6 mi · 288
- Middlesex County STEM Charter School0.6 mi · 739
- Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School1.0 mi · 259
- Samuel E. Shull Middle School1.0 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About James J. Flynn Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James J. Flynn Elementary School?
James J. Flynn Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James J. Flynn Elementary School serve?
James J. Flynn Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James J. Flynn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James J. Flynn Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is James J. Flynn Elementary School?
James J. Flynn Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is James J. Flynn Elementary School in?
James J. Flynn Elementary School is part of Perth Amboy Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.