Middlesex County STEM Charter School

Set in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Middlesex County STEM Charter School is a sprawling elementary-level community, operated by Middlesex County STEM Charter School. It caters to 739 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 82% bigger than the state mean of about 405.

Middlesex County STEM Charter School sits inside Middlesex County STEM Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Middlesex County STEM Charter School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 15% Black, 4% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Middlesex County STEM Charter School shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Middlesex County STEM Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that 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 Middlesex County STEM Charter School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James J. Flynn Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Middlesex County STEM Charter School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. As a public charter, Middlesex County STEM Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.