Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
445 State St
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6020
Ranking: (1,401 out of 1,847, bottom 24%)*
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: | 49 | 49 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 716 | 667 | 627 | 638 | 567 | 586 | 563 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 148 | 20.7% | 135 | 20.2% | 141 | 22.5% | 152 | 23.8% | 137 | 24.2% | 130 | 22.2% | 127 | 22.6% |
Grade 1: | 139 | 19.4% | 135 | 20.2% | 151 | 24.1% | 161 | 25.2% | 138 | 24.3% | 151 | 25.8% | 134 | 23.8% |
Grade 2: | 135 | 18.9% | 144 | 21.6% | 133 | 21.2% | 117 | 18.3% | 95 | 16.8% | 98 | 16.7% | 91 | 16.2% |
Grade 3: | 142 | 19.8% | 148 | 22.2% | 95 | 15.2% | 108 | 16.9% | 88 | 15.5% | 102 | 17.4% | 100 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 151 | 21.1% | 104 | 15.6% | 107 | 17.1% | 100 | 15.7% | 109 | 19.2% | 105 | 17.9% | 111 | 19.7% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 363 | 50.7% | 335 | 50.2% | 299 | 47.7% | 308 | 48.3% | 302 | 53.3% | 309 | 52.7% | 292 | 51.9% |
Female: | 353 | 49.3% | 332 | 49.8% | 328 | 52.3% | 330 | 51.7% | 265 | 46.7% | 277 | 47.3% | 267 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 668 | 93.3% | 621 | 93.1% | 578 | 92.2% | 590 | 92.5% | 519 | 91.5% | 541 | 92.3% | 515 | 91.5% |
Black: | 38 | 5.3% | 35 | 5.2% | 37 | 5.9% | 31 | 4.9% | 35 | 6.2% | 30 | 5.1% | 29 | 5.2% |
White: | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.8% | 15 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 13 | 2.2% | 18 | 3.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 457 | 68.5% | 440 | 70.2% | 471 | 73.8% | 404 | 71.3% | 434 | 74.1% | 425 | 75.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 27 | 4.0% | 54 | 8.6% | 45 | 7.1% | 60 | 10.6% | 71 | 12.1% | 78 | 13.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 13.52 | 12.11 | 14.18 | 12.06 | 9.80 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 64.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 72.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 74.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 83.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 48.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 43.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 48.0% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 52.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 55.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 66.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 76.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 82.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 82.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 70.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 71.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 70.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 64.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.9% | 65.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 66.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 72.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 71.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 70.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 45.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.5% | 43.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 41.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.3% | 37.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 49.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 61.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 70.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 75.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 81.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 80.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 63.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 70.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 58.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 65.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 66.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 70.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 70.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 87.0% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 89.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 83.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 86.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 79.5% | 89.5% |
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* Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.