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Perth Amboy ÎÛÎÛÂþ»­ School District

178 Barracks Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(District boundaries shown in map)
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Top Rankings

Perth Amboy ÎÛÎÛÂþ»­ School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 12 public schools serving 9,972 students in Perth Amboy ÎÛÎÛÂþ»­ School District. This district's average testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in New Jersey.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ»­ Schools in Perth Amboy ÎÛÎÛÂþ»­ School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
12 Schools
2,573 Schools
# Students
9,972 Students
1,360,617 Students
# Teachers
793 Teachers
116,573 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Perth Amboy ÎÛÎÛÂþ»­ School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 80% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#582 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
14%
38%
30%
49%
7%
23%
86%
85%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.11
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
10%
% Hispanic
94%
34%