Perth Amboy High School

Regular School · PERTH AMBOY, NJ

Perth Amboy High School is a regular school school in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 2,769 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,769

Teachers (FTE)

187.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	2,608	94%
Black or African American	110	4%
White	23	1%
Asian	11	0%
Two or more races	10	0%
Not Specified	5	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	2,769	1,428M / 1,336F

English Language Learners: 705 (25% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	588
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -1.8pp	46.8%	620
Science Proficiency	9.0%	—	513
4-Year Graduation Rate	82.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (18)

307 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

916

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

215

7.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

800

28.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	2,769	100%

Contact & Location

931 Convery Blvd

PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861

Phone: (732)376-6030

http://www.paps.net

District

Perth Amboy Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $46,538

District enrollment: 10,307

Other Schools in District

Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School Elementary
Edward J. Patten Elementary School Elementary
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School Elementary
James J. Flynn Elementary School Elementary
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School Elementary
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School Elementary
Dual Language School Middle
Samuel E. Shull Middle School Middle

View all 11 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08861) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341293003530

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD