📍 300 Eagle Ave, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, 08861
Perth Amboy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County. The school has 2,658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 187.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perth Amboy High School enrolls 2,658 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 187.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,494 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 4.7% |
| White | 19 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,078 of the school's 2,658 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,819 qualify for free lunch and 259 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.
Perth Amboy High 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.
Perth Amboy High 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 2,658 students, Perth Amboy High School is larger 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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