📍 271 State Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, 08861
William C. McGinnis Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County. The school has 1,230 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William C. McGinnis Middle School enrolls 1,230 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,184 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,077 of the school's 1,230 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 958 qualify for free lunch and 119 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.
William C. McGinnis Middle 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.
William C. McGinnis Middle 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 1,230 students, William C. McGinnis Middle 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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