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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Rose M. Lopez Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
793
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERTH AMBOY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341293003467
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School
435 Seaman Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-6214 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
597 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Perth Amboy Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 →
About Rose M. Lopez Elementary School
Located at 435 Seaman Avenue, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Rose M. Lopez Elementary School is an expansive elementary school that teaches 793 students (grades K through 3), operated by Perth Amboy Public School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Rose M. Lopez Elementary School sits 96% bigger than that benchmark.
Perth Amboy Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 9,845 students; Rose M. Lopez Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Rose M. Lopez Elementary School records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Rose M. Lopez Elementary School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rose M. Lopez 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 29.5%.
In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Rose M. Lopez Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rose M. Lopez Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rose M. Lopez Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 20.0%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
On the community side, members of the Rose M. Lopez Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. 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
- Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Robert N. Wilentz Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 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
- Middlesex County STEM Charter SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Edward J. Patten Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century SchoolElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School0.3 mi · 632
- Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School0.4 mi · 259
- Samuel E. Shull Middle School0.5 mi · 941
- Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 577
- Edward J. Patten Elementary School0.6 mi · 649
- Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School0.7 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Rose M. Lopez Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rose M. Lopez Elementary School?
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School enrolls approximately 793 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Rose M. Lopez Elementary School serve?
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Rose M. Lopez Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Rose M. Lopez Elementary School.
How diverse is Rose M. Lopez Elementary School?
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Rose M. Lopez Elementary School public or private?
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perth Amboy Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.