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Perth Amboy Public Schools

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Grades
  
pre-K to 12

Schools
  
10

Enrollment
  
10,258 (as of 2011-12)

Business administrator
  
Derek J. Jess

Affiliation(s)
  
Former Abbott district

Superintendent
  
Dr. Vivian Rodriguez (interim)

Perth Amboy Public Schools is a community public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in the city of Perth Amboy, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

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As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 10,258 students and 786.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.05:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:

Early childhood schools (PreK)
  • Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center (745)
  • Susan Roque - Principal
  • Edmund Hmieleski Jr. Early Childhood Center (418)
  • Dr. Jeri Mast - Principal
  • School #7 Early Childhood Center (not listed)
  • Elementary schools (K-4)
  • Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School (627)
  • Michelle Velez-Jonte - Principal
  • James J. Flynn Elementary School (871)
  • Mr. John Cilia - Principal
  • Edward J. Patten Elementary Elementary School (828)
  • Dr. Dulce Rodriguez - Principal
  • Dr. Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century Elementary School (728)
  • Edwin Nieves - Principal
  • Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School (883)
  • Ronald L. Anderson - Principal
  • Middle schools (5-8)
  • Samuel E. Shull Middle School (1,411)
  • Michael Heidelberg - Principal
  • William C. McGinnis Middle School (1,369)
  • Melissa España-Rodriguez - Principal
  • High school (9-12)
  • Perth Amboy High School (2,307)
  • Dr. Néstor Collazo - Principal
  • Adult school
  • Adult Education Center
  • Dr. Senovia Robles - Principal/Director
  • Central administration

    Core members of the district's administration are:

  • Dr. Vivian Rodriguez - Interim Superintendent of Schools
  • Derek J. Jess - Business Administrator/Board Secretary
  • References

    Perth Amboy Public Schools Wikipedia