Summary:
The Perth Amboy Public School District in New Jersey is home to three middle schools serving grades 6-8: Samuel E. Shull Middle School, William C. McGinnis Middle School, and Dual Language School. The data reveals that Dual Language School stands out as the highest-performing middle school in the district, with significantly better academic achievement and a higher statewide ranking compared to the other two schools.
Dual Language School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 389 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools, while the other two schools have a 1-star rating and rank 597 and 617, respectively. Dual Language School also outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in 8th grade English Language Arts, Dual Language School had a 70.2% proficiency rate, compared to 44.2% for the district and 55.3% for the state.
The three middle schools in the district face challenges related to high poverty levels, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 80.53% to 87.56%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with rates of 17.9% and 18.0% at Samuel E. Shull Middle School and William C. McGinnis Middle School, respectively, compared to a much lower rate of 3.5% at Dual Language School. The racial composition of the schools is predominantly Hispanic, ranging from 91.53% to 97.39% across the three schools.
Thank you for your feedback!