Perth Amboy High School
Eagle Ave And Francis St
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6030
Ranking: (312 out of 346, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Perth Amboy City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 169 | 175 | 163 | 141 | 142 | 139 | 131 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,899 | 2,134 | 2,307 | 2,539 | 2,395 | 2,343 | 2,300 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 732 | 38.5% | 693 | 32.5% | 644 | 27.9% | 678 | 26.7% | 729 | 30.4% | 721 | 30.8% | 723 | 31.4% |
Grade 10: | 404 | 21.3% | 440 | 20.6% | 531 | 23.0% | 622 | 24.5% | 613 | 25.6% | 611 | 26.1% | 518 | 22.5% |
Grade 11: | 397 | 20.9% | 506 | 23.7% | 527 | 22.8% | 543 | 21.4% | 551 | 23.0% | 459 | 19.6% | 488 | 21.2% |
Grade 12: | 336 | 17.7% | 451 | 21.1% | 513 | 22.2% | 537 | 21.2% | 459 | 19.2% | 481 | 20.5% | 503 | 21.9% |
Ungraded: | 30 | 1.6% | 44 | 2.1% | 92 | 4.0% | 159 | 6.3% | 43 | 1.8% | 71 | 3.0% | 68 | 3.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 986 | 51.9% | 1,111 | 52.1% | 1,168 | 50.6% | 1,306 | 51.4% | 1,196 | 49.9% | 1,188 | 50.7% | 1,176 | 51.1% |
Female: | 913 | 48.1% | 1,023 | 47.9% | 1,139 | 49.4% | 1,233 | 48.6% | 1,199 | 50.1% | 1,155 | 49.3% | 1,120 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.5% | 17 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 1,741 | 91.7% | 1,948 | 91.3% | 2,116 | 91.7% | 2,315 | 91.2% | 2,188 | 91.4% | 2,115 | 90.3% | 2,069 | 90.0% |
Black: | 109 | 5.7% | 133 | 6.2% | 134 | 5.8% | 149 | 5.9% | 134 | 5.6% | 145 | 6.2% | 148 | 6.4% |
White: | 40 | 2.1% | 44 | 2.1% | 50 | 2.2% | 64 | 2.5% | 63 | 2.6% | 71 | 3.0% | 66 | 2.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,458 | 76.8% | 1,156 | 54.2% | 1,127 | 48.9% | 1,234 | 48.6% | 1,538 | 64.2% | 1,268 | 54.1% | 1,049 | 45.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 7.5% | 92 | 4.3% | 121 | 5.2% | 103 | 4.1% | 216 | 9.0% | 274 | 11.7% | 249 | 10.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.24 | 12.23 | 14.12 | 18.03 | 16.87 | 13.00 | 17.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 61.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 65.2% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 60.0% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.2% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 65.5% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 38.7% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 44.6% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.1% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.9% | 49.9% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 47.1% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 48.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 43.8% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 59.1% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 61.4% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 39.2% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Perth Amboy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.