Middle · New Jersey
Samuel E. Shull Middle School
Samuel E. Shull Middle School, a public middle school in Perth Amboy, New Jersey: grades 6–8, 941 students, 13.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Perth Amboy Public School District.
Size and class size
Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 941
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.5
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
More students per teacher than 90% of middle schools in New Jersey
Median 10.8 · 441 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 66% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Larger than 89% of middle schools in New Jersey
Median 544 · 443 schools compared
Larger than 88% of middle schools in the US
Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Jersey: 54%32%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 88% of middle schools in New Jersey
Median 60% · 442 middle schools compared
915 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%11%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 91% of middle schools in New Jersey
Median 37% · 442 middle schools compared
955 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Middle · Grades 6–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Perth Amboy Public School District.
Location
- Address
- 380 Hall Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
- Phone
- (732)376-6060
- City or town
- Perth Amboy
- County
- Middlesex County
Nearby middle schools
The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–8 | 984 | 12.3 | |
IS 34 TottenvilleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,230 | 13.2 |
| 4–8 | 384 | 16.7 | |
| 6–8 | 513 | 9.2 | |
| 6–8 | 645 | 10.2 | |
| 6–8 | 1,060 | 13.2 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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