For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 594 students in South Amboy School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in New Jersey.
Public High School in South Amboy School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the New Jersey public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Public High School in South Amboy School District have a Graduation Rate of 82%, which is less than the New Jersey average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is South Amboy Middle/high School, with 80-84% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Jersey or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the New Jersey public high school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
548 Schools
# Students
1,174 Students
467,298 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
36,806 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
South Amboy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#490 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)28%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
23%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)77%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
4%
10%
% Hispanic
47%
34%
% Black
10%
17%
% White
37%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
2%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,819 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,229 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,819
$26,931
Spending / Student
$18,229
$25,828
Best South Amboy School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South Amboy Middle/high School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
200 Governor Harold G Hoffman
South Amboy, NJ 08879
(732) 316-7669
South Amboy, NJ 08879
(732) 316-7669
Grades: 6-12
| 594 students
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