South Amboy Middle/High School
200 Governor Harold G Hoffman
South Amboy NJ, 08879, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-316-7669
Ranking: | High School: (225 out of 346, bottom 35%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,438 out of 1,847, bottom 22%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: South 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: | 40 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 472 | 512 | 527 | 508 | 512 | 493 | 483 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 70 | 14.8% | 89 | 17.4% | 78 | 14.8% | 66 | 13.0% | 82 | 16.0% | 88 | 17.8% | 80 | 16.6% |
Grade 8: | 86 | 18.2% | 73 | 14.3% | 63 | 12.0% | 74 | 14.6% | 84 | 16.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 86 | 17.8% |
Grade 9: | 72 | 15.3% | 65 | 12.7% | 71 | 13.5% | 69 | 13.6% | 91 | 17.8% | 84 | 17.0% | 69 | 14.3% |
Grade 10: | 46 | 9.7% | 59 | 11.5% | 74 | 14.0% | 70 | 13.8% | 88 | 17.2% | 70 | 14.2% | 85 | 17.6% |
Grade 11: | 62 | 13.1% | 65 | 12.7% | 65 | 12.3% | 75 | 14.8% | 69 | 13.5% | 86 | 17.4% | 72 | 14.9% |
Grade 12: | 66 | 14.0% | 72 | 14.1% | 76 | 14.4% | 59 | 11.6% | 81 | 15.8% | 66 | 13.4% | 77 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | 70 | 14.8% | 89 | 17.4% | 100 | 19.0% | 95 | 18.7% | 17 | 3.3% | 22 | 4.5% | 14 | 2.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 51.7% | 277 | 54.1% | 279 | 52.9% | 258 | 50.8% | 248 | 48.4% | 242 | 49.1% | 226 | 46.8% |
Female: | 228 | 48.3% | 235 | 45.9% | 248 | 47.1% | 250 | 49.2% | 264 | 51.6% | 251 | 50.9% | 253 | 52.4% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 18 | 3.8% | 21 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.2% | 21 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.7% | 17 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 106 | 22.5% | 114 | 22.3% | 110 | 20.9% | 94 | 18.5% | 89 | 17.4% | 79 | 16.0% | 79 | 16.4% |
Black: | 30 | 6.4% | 28 | 5.5% | 29 | 5.5% | 26 | 5.1% | 33 | 6.4% | 27 | 5.5% | 19 | 3.9% |
White: | 318 | 67.4% | 349 | 68.2% | 366 | 69.4% | 364 | 71.7% | 368 | 71.9% | 368 | 74.6% | 367 | 76.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 157 | 33.3% | 150 | 29.3% | 146 | 27.7% | 140 | 27.6% | 125 | 24.4% | 95 | 19.3% | 96 | 19.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 10.8% | 44 | 8.6% | 61 | 11.6% | 36 | 7.1% | 37 | 7.2% | 37 | 7.5% | 41 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.87 | 12.88 | 12.94 | 13.73 | 12.49 | 11.00 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 74.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 67.5% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 59.8% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 56.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.0% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 43.8% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 60.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 39.6% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 38.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 47.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 49.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 47.0% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 47.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.5% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 69.2% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 71.6% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 45.6% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 62.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 51.7% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.1% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 37.8% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 58.0% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 79.3% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 72.7% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 67.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 64.8% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 63.9% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 67.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 65.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 69.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 46.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 56.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.9% | 52.9% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 61.8% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 65.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 69.0% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.9% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 78.9% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 84.3% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.2% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.9% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 53.6% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.9% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 73.9% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 65.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 61.1% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 77.5% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Amboy Middle/High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.