Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
318 Stockton St
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6010
Ranking: (1,551 out of 1,847, bottom 16%)*
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: | 66 | 64 | 66 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 791 | 779 | 728 | 670 | 628 | 615 | 603 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 165 | 20.9% | 156 | 20.0% | 172 | 23.6% | 126 | 18.8% | 136 | 21.7% | 115 | 18.7% | 130 | 21.6% |
Grade 1: | 170 | 21.5% | 184 | 23.6% | 139 | 19.1% | 150 | 22.4% | 122 | 19.4% | 141 | 22.9% | 124 | 20.6% |
Grade 2: | 163 | 20.6% | 143 | 18.4% | 282 | 38.7% | 121 | 18.1% | 119 | 18.9% | 114 | 18.5% | 110 | 18.2% |
Grade 3: | 140 | 17.7% | 139 | 17.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 130 | 19.4% | 130 | 20.7% | 110 | 17.9% | 122 | 20.2% |
Grade 4: | 134 | 16.9% | 130 | 16.7% | 103 | 14.1% | 111 | 16.6% | 95 | 15.1% | 112 | 18.2% | 93 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | 19 | 2.4% | 27 | 3.5% | 31 | 4.3% | 32 | 4.8% | 26 | 4.1% | 23 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 401 | 50.7% | 397 | 51.0% | 383 | 52.6% | 365 | 54.5% | 322 | 51.3% | 311 | 50.6% | 314 | 52.1% |
Female: | 390 | 49.3% | 382 | 49.0% | 345 | 47.4% | 305 | 45.5% | 306 | 48.7% | 304 | 49.4% | 285 | 47.3% |
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: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 747 | 94.4% | 716 | 91.9% | 678 | 93.1% | 618 | 92.2% | 573 | 91.2% | 564 | 91.7% | 563 | 93.4% |
Black: | 30 | 3.8% | 45 | 5.8% | 36 | 4.9% | 35 | 5.2% | 35 | 5.6% | 34 | 5.5% | 27 | 4.5% |
White: | 11 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 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: | 680 | 86.0% | 523 | 67.1% | 499 | 68.5% | 407 | 60.7% | 468 | 74.5% | 447 | 72.7% | 439 | 72.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 5.7% | 29 | 3.7% | 58 | 8.0% | 60 | 9.0% | 84 | 13.4% | 88 | 14.3% | 59 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.08 | 12.17 | 11.10 | 11.75 | 10.64 | 7.60 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 64.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 72.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 83.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 48.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 43.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 48.0% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 52.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.9% | 55.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 66.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 76.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 82.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 82.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 70.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 71.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 70.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 64.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 66.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 72.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 71.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 45.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.0% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 43.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 41.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 37.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 49.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 61.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 70.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 75.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 81.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 80.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 63.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 70.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 58.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 65.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 66.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 70.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 70.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 87.0% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 89.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 83.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 86.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 79.5% | 89.5% |
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* Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.