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Samuel E. Shull Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
380 Hall Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Phone
(732) 376-6060
District
Perth Amboy Public School District
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1310
Classroom Teachers
88

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.0% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Samuel E. Shull Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
45%
25%
52%
11%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
40%
20%
47%
9%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
44%
34%
54%
12%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
35%
39%
54%
9%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 290 22.1%
Grade 6 311 23.7%
Grade 7 323 24.7%
Grade 8 367 28.0%
Total 1310 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.5% 1.0% 40.1%
Black 5.8% 4.5% 15.1%
Hispanic 92.1% 94.1% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.5% 81.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 70.0% 70.6% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.5% 10.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 55,226 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,845.7 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.9% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 12.1% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,409 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 19.1% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 70.2% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.9% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.7% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,544 $152,484,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,444 $25,627,000 8.5%
Staff $912 $9,560,000 3.2%
General Administration $511 $5,353,000 1.8%
School Administration $891 $9,346,000 3.1%
Operation $2,116 $22,184,000 7.3%
Transportation $516 $5,405,000 1.8%
Other $731 $7,660,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,120 $85,135,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,197 $64,966,000 21.5%
Total Expenditures $28,862 $302,585,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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