Summary:
The Perth Amboy Public School District in New Jersey serves a diverse population, with 10 schools including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district faces significant challenges, with high poverty rates and academic performance that lags behind state averages.
A few schools stand out in the district. Dual Language School, a middle school, has the highest performance on state assessments and is the only school in the district rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Edward J. Patten Elementary School also has relatively strong performance, with 34% of 4th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 20% proficient in Math, compared to district averages of 30.3% and 19.1% respectively. As the lone high school, Perth Amboy High School stands out with a 91.1% four-year graduation rate, higher than the state average, though its academic performance on state assessments is lower than the state average.
The data reveals significant challenges across the district, including high chronic absenteeism rates, a high-need population with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 75.65% to 93.43%, and wide variations in spending per student and student-teacher ratios. While the district faces achievement gaps and inconsistent performance across grade levels, the success of Dual Language School suggests the potential benefits of bilingual education programs that could be replicated to improve outcomes for students throughout the Perth Amboy Public School District.
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