William C. McGinnis Middle School

Regular School · PERTH AMBOY, NJ

William C. McGinnis Middle School is a regular school school in PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 984 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

984

Teachers (FTE)

80.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

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	957	97%
Black or African American	18	2%
White	4	0%
Asian	2	0%
Two or more races	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	984	503M / 481F

English Language Learners: 410 (42% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -18.6pp	25.6%	1,333
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -16.8pp	46.8%	1,336
Science Proficiency	4.0%	—	654

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.44 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

63 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

279

28.4% 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.)	984	100%

Contact & Location

271 STATE STREET

PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861

Phone: (732)376-6040

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
Perth Amboy High School High
Dual Language School Middle

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Related Data

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

NCES ID

341293003542

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