James J. Flynn Elementary School

James J. Flynn Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, part of Perth Amboy Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 599 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 48% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Perth Amboy Public School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 9,845 students. James J. Flynn Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, James J. Flynn Elementary School shows that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 75% of students at James J. Flynn Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, James J. Flynn Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.0%; this one delivers 22.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which James J. Flynn Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Perth Amboy High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, James J. Flynn Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

James J. Flynn Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. James J. Flynn Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 812 (now 599).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.