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Perth Amboy Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Middlesex County (Perth Amboy). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Perth Amboy Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Perth Amboy Public School District
10 of 12 schools in Perth Amboy Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 9F: 1
Best schools in Perth Amboy Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Dual Language School (Other school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Perth Amboy High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D James J Flynn Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Samuel E Shull Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- William C Mcginnis Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Edward J Patten Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Robert N Wilentz Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Herbert N Richardson 21st Century School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Rose M Lopez Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Anthony V Ceres Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Perth Amboy Public School District
High schools (1)
- D Perth Amboy High School, Perth Amboy
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D- Samuel E Shull Middle School, Perth Amboy
- D- William C Mcginnis Middle School, Perth Amboy
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- F Anthony V Ceres Elementary School, Perth Amboy
- Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center, Perth Amboy
- D- Edward J Patten Elementary School, Perth Amboy
- Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center, Perth Amboy
- D James J Flynn Elementary School, Perth Amboy
- D- Robert N Wilentz Elementary School, Perth Amboy
- D- Rose M Lopez Elementary School, Perth Amboy
Other schools and academies (2)
- D+ Dual Language School, Fords
- D- Herbert N Richardson 21st Century School, Perth Amboy
Where Perth Amboy Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Perth Amboy (11)
- Fords (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Middlesex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,356 students with 795 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,904 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3412930
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Woodbridge Township School District (25 schools, 3 mi)
- Edison Township School District (19 schools, 4 mi)
- Sayreville School District (9 schools, 4 mi)
- Carteret Public School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Metuchen Public School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Rahway Public School District (6 schools, 6 mi)
- Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District (7 schools, 7 mi)
- Clark Township Public School District (5 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Perth Amboy Public School District
How many schools are in Perth Amboy Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Perth Amboy Public School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Perth Amboy Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Perth Amboy, Fords.
How good are the schools in Perth Amboy Public School District?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 15.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 19.1%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Perth Amboy Public School District?
10,356 students were enrolled in Perth Amboy Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Perth Amboy Public School District?
Perth Amboy Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Perth Amboy. Its boundary covers about 4.7 sq mi.