📍 318 Stockton Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, 08861
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County. The school has 458 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 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School enrolls 458 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Black or African American and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 440 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
407 of the school's 458 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century 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.
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century 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 458 students, Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century 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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