South Amboy High School
200 Governor Harold G. Hoffman, South Amboy, NJ, 08879 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
South Amboy High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 7 - 12
County Middlesex County, NJ
Students & Faculty
Total Students 445 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 45 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 79 students
Grade 8 - 91 students
Grade 9 - 70 students
Grade 10 - 76 students
Grade 11 - 70 students
Grade 12 - 56 students
Grade Not Listed - 3 students
This School
(NJ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NJ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 5% 7%
% Hispanic 13% 15%
% Black 5% 17%
% White 77% 61%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NJ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 24% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name South Amboy City School District
This School's Agency
(NJ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 2 5
Number of Students Managed 1,026 students 2,429 students
District Total Revenue $15,834,000 $39,780,000
District Expenditure $15,136,000 $39,973,000
District Revenue / Student $15,433 $16,377
District Expenditure / Student $14,752 $16,457
District Graduation Rates 81% 81%
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • South Amboy Middle High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from South Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the South Amboy Public Schools.
  • As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 528 students and 44 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.0.
  • The school was the 209th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 198th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
  • Athletics
  • The South Amboy Middle High School Guvs compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
  • Administration
  • Core members of the school's administration are:
  • Patrick A. McCabe, Psy.D. - Principal
  • Sean Dunphy - Assistant Principal
  • Notable alumni
  • Harold G. Hoffman (1896-1954), 41st Governor of New Jersey, from 1935 to 1938.
  • Fraass (1990-present) Worst behaved from 2002 to 2008
  • External links
  • South Amboy Middle High School
  • South Amboy Public Schools
  • Data for the South Amboy Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (08879)
School Zip (08879)
(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 21,956 people 8,215,963 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 35%
Population Average Age 37 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $52,976 $55,509
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.5 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 53 years old 47 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (08879)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 63% / 37% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Academy Learning Center - 138 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
2. War Memorial High School - 1677 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
3. Selover School - 77 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
4. Mdsex City Vocational Perth Amboy High School - 271 students - 3.7 mi. away - view location
5. Perth Amboy High School - 2123 students - 3.8 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: South Amboy, Middlesex County, Zip 08879 
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