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Perth Amboy High School
C

Perth Amboy High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

931 Convery Blvd, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 · (732) 376-6030 · Part of Perth Amboy City School District

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

Directions
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,769
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Perth Amboy High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Perth Amboy kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Perth Amboy High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

931 Convery Blvd, Perth Amboy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9660
Grade 10706
Grade 11707
Grade 12696
Enrollment over time
2,547’20
2,593’21
2,658’22
2,685’23
2,769’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%Black 4%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Perth Amboy City School District

The district →
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Perth Amboy
577 students9:1
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Perth Amboy
342 students11:1
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Perth Amboy
D
793 students15:1
Edward J. Patten Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perth Amboy
D
649 students12:1
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perth Amboy
D
632 students11:1
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Perth Amboy
D
616 students13:1

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.