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South Amboy, NJ
Public School Ratings




South Amboy Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


South Amboy School District details

South Amboy School District
240 John Street
South Amboy, NJ 08879

1,202 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

South Amboy School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.4% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
45%
32%
52%
24%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
South Amboy Elementary School
249 John Street
South Amboy, NJ, 08879
PK-05
South Amboy Middle/high School
200 Governor Harold G Hoffman
South Amboy, NJ, 08879
06-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.4% 39.1%
Black 10.2% 14.9%
Hispanic 47.2% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.4% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 40.7% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.6% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,012 $14,439,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,921 $2,309,000 9.0%
Staff $399 $479,000 1.9%
General Administration $451 $542,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,085 $1,304,000 5.1%
Operation $1,490 $1,791,000 7.0%
Transportation $57 $68,000 0.3%
Other $453 $544,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,854 $7,037,000 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,428 $4,121,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $21,295 $25,597,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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