📍 500 Charles Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, 08861
Edward J. Patten Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County. The school has 618 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edward J. Patten Elementary School enrolls 618 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Black or African American and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 538 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 9.4% |
| White | 13 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
512 of the school's 618 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edward J. Patten Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-60, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Edward J. Patten Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Perth Amboy Public School District, based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The district serves 10,220 students district-wide and employs 823 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 618 students, Edward J. Patten Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 852 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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