📍 630 Amboy Avenue, Fords, Middlesex County, 08863
Dual Language School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fords, Middlesex County. The school has 460 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dual Language School enrolls 460 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 448 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
372 of the school's 460 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dual Language 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 18, state house district 18.
Dual Language 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 460 students, Dual Language 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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