James J. Flynn Elementary School
850 Chamberlain Ave
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6080
Ranking: 
(1,492 out of 1,847, bottom 19%)*
(1,492 out of 1,847, bottom 19%)*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: | 62 | 64 | 68 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 898 | 903 | 871 | 800 | 852 | 782 | 762 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 185 | 20.6% | 200 | 22.1% | 172 | 19.7% | 151 | 18.9% | 178 | 20.9% | 139 | 17.8% | 153 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 191 | 21.3% | 171 | 18.9% | 186 | 21.4% | 172 | 21.5% | 167 | 19.6% | 169 | 21.6% | 161 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 174 | 19.4% | 181 | 20.0% | 170 | 19.5% | 160 | 20.0% | 179 | 21.0% | 169 | 21.6% | 154 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 175 | 19.5% | 167 | 18.5% | 168 | 19.3% | 145 | 18.1% | 152 | 17.8% | 153 | 19.6% | 139 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 154 | 17.1% | 160 | 17.7% | 157 | 18.0% | 141 | 17.6% | 150 | 17.6% | 130 | 16.6% | 130 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | 19 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.1% | 31 | 3.9% | 26 | 3.1% | 22 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 456 | 50.8% | 467 | 51.7% | 469 | 53.8% | 426 | 53.3% | 429 | 50.4% | 402 | 51.4% | 395 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 442 | 49.2% | 436 | 48.3% | 402 | 46.2% | 374 | 46.8% | 423 | 49.6% | 380 | 48.6% | 363 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 769 | 85.6% | 768 | 85.0% | 734 | 84.3% | 672 | 84.0% | 716 | 84.0% | 656 | 83.9% | 650 | 85.3% |
| Black: | 74 | 8.2% | 72 | 8.0% | 80 | 9.2% | 69 | 8.6% | 76 | 8.9% | 77 | 9.8% | 72 | 9.4% |
| White: | 39 | 4.3% | 46 | 5.1% | 41 | 4.7% | 49 | 6.1% | 50 | 5.9% | 43 | 5.5% | 34 | 4.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 591 | 65.8% | 450 | 49.8% | 472 | 54.2% | 364 | 45.5% | 490 | 57.5% | 418 | 53.5% | 402 | 52.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 10.9% | 46 | 5.1% | 102 | 11.7% | 78 | 9.8% | 122 | 14.3% | 138 | 17.6% | 139 | 18.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.52 | 14.03 | 12.83 | 13.56 | 13.97 | 8.90 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 64.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 72.3% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 74.9% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 48.4% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 43.7% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 48.0% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 52.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 55.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 66.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 76.4% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 82.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 82.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 70.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 71.1% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 70.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 64.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 65.0% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 66.2% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 72.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 71.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 70.2% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 45.0% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 43.1% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 41.0% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.3% | 37.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 49.5% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 61.7% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 70.7% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 75.1% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.8% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 80.4% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 63.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 70.4% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 58.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 65.1% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 66.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 70.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 70.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 87.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.4% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 83.9% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 79.5% | 89.5% |
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* James J. Flynn Elementary 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.