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Perth Amboy Magnet School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

457 High Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-6300 · Part of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

Perth Amboy’s School Grade C− better than 15% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
269
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Perth Amboy Magnet School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

457 High Street, Perth Amboy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 968
Grade 1072
Grade 1166
Grade 1263
Enrollment over time
272’20
274’21
264’22
262’23
269’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%Black 10%White 10%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Perth Amboy Magnet School from Perth Amboy families.

Other schools in Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

The district →
East Brunswick Magnet School
High · Grades 9–12 · East Brunswick
B+
745 students11:1
Piscataway Magnet School
High · Grades 9–12 · Piscataway
C
640 students10:1
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodbridge
A+
288 students14:1
Edison Academy Magnet School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edison
A+
173 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Perth Amboy’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.