Edward J. Patten Elementary School
500 Charles St
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6050
Ranking: (1,469 out of 1,847, bottom 20%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Perth Amboy City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 65 | 66 | 68 | 56 | 60 | 71 | 58 | |||||||
Total Students: | 946 | 874 | 899 | 892 | 837 | 832 | 784 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 179 | 18.9% | 177 | 20.3% | 187 | 20.8% | 178 | 20.0% | 190 | 22.7% | 176 | 21.2% | 160 | 20.4% |
Grade 1: | 215 | 22.7% | 199 | 22.8% | 201 | 22.4% | 199 | 22.3% | 194 | 23.2% | 171 | 20.6% | 177 | 22.6% |
Grade 2: | 188 | 19.9% | 180 | 20.6% | 201 | 22.4% | 206 | 23.1% | 166 | 19.8% | 190 | 22.8% | 160 | 20.4% |
Grade 3: | 180 | 19.0% | 173 | 19.8% | 160 | 17.8% | 151 | 16.9% | 158 | 18.9% | 146 | 17.5% | 138 | 17.6% |
Grade 4: | 177 | 18.7% | 137 | 15.7% | 139 | 15.5% | 139 | 15.6% | 120 | 14.3% | 129 | 15.5% | 126 | 16.1% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.2% | 19 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 20 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 482 | 51.0% | 443 | 50.7% | 454 | 50.5% | 446 | 50.0% | 417 | 49.8% | 426 | 51.2% | 397 | 50.6% |
Female: | 464 | 49.0% | 431 | 49.3% | 445 | 49.5% | 446 | 50.0% | 420 | 50.2% | 406 | 48.8% | 383 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 798 | 84.4% | 733 | 83.9% | 772 | 85.9% | 770 | 86.3% | 735 | 87.8% | 716 | 86.1% | 676 | 86.2% |
Black: | 108 | 11.4% | 107 | 12.2% | 101 | 11.2% | 95 | 10.7% | 81 | 9.7% | 91 | 10.9% | 77 | 9.8% |
White: | 25 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.8% | 26 | 3.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 712 | 75.3% | 533 | 61.0% | 568 | 63.2% | 498 | 55.8% | 559 | 66.8% | 537 | 64.5% | 481 | 61.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 7.2% | 44 | 5.0% | 90 | 10.0% | 49 | 5.5% | 110 | 13.1% | 130 | 15.6% | 144 | 18.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.49 | 13.28 | 13.24 | 15.93 | 13.95 | 9.00 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 64.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 72.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 74.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 83.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 48.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 43.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 48.0% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.1% | 52.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 55.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 66.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 76.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 82.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 82.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 70.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 71.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 70.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 64.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 65.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 66.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 71.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 70.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 45.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 43.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 41.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.0% | 37.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 49.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 61.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.8% | 70.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 75.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 81.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 80.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 63.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.5% | 70.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 58.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 65.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 66.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 70.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 70.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 87.0% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 83.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 86.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 79.5% | 89.5% |
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* Edward J. Patten Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.