Perth Amboy High School, NJ

location_on  300 Eagle Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 • language  paps.net • workspace_premium  1.9 star
Public Regular High Other

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 2,324
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 198
Student-Teacher Ratio 12
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		47% 49% 49%
Male 		53% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		27% 23% 23%
Grade 10 		26% 22% 22%
Grade 11 		24% 22% 21%
Grade 12 		20% 22% 21%
Ungraded 		2% 5% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		0% 11% 6%
Black 		4% 15% 15%
Caucasian 		1% 46% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		94% 28% 27%
Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		0% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 15%
Reading Proficiency 30%
Average Proficiency 22%
Test Participation 95%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		26% 53% 51%
Male 		18% 45% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		22% 40% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		30% 35% 39%
Caucasian 		35% 54% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Limited English 		4% 30% 32%
Low-Income 		22% 35% 40%
With Disabilities 		5% 21% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 80%
Low-Income 82%
Limited English 77%
With Disabilities 64%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		84% 76% 75%
Caucasian 		50% 90% 86%

Nearby Public Schools

Samuel E Shull Middle School
<1 miles, W • 1.4 star
Edward J Patten Elementary School
<1 miles, S • 2.3 star

Nearby Private Schools

Kidsport Academy
2 miles, NW