Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School
51 First St
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6070
Ranking:
(1,575 out of 1,847, bottom 15%)*

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: | 67 | 74 | 75 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 886 | 935 | 883 | 879 | 814 | 780 | 770 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 159 | 17.9% | 198 | 21.2% | 178 | 20.2% | 180 | 20.5% | 156 | 19.2% | 155 | 19.9% | 129 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 195 | 22.0% | 201 | 21.5% | 200 | 22.7% | 174 | 19.8% | 183 | 22.5% | 145 | 18.6% | 159 | 20.6% |
Grade 2: | 183 | 20.7% | 182 | 19.5% | 162 | 18.3% | 163 | 18.5% | 142 | 17.4% | 150 | 19.2% | 138 | 17.9% |
Grade 3: | 169 | 19.1% | 174 | 18.6% | 162 | 18.3% | 168 | 19.1% | 165 | 20.3% | 135 | 17.3% | 164 | 21.3% |
Grade 4: | 166 | 18.7% | 168 | 18.0% | 175 | 19.8% | 177 | 20.1% | 161 | 19.8% | 187 | 24.0% | 171 | 22.2% |
Ungraded: | 14 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 468 | 52.8% | 503 | 53.8% | 476 | 53.9% | 483 | 54.9% | 468 | 57.5% | 442 | 56.7% | 413 | 53.6% |
Female: | 418 | 47.2% | 432 | 46.2% | 407 | 46.1% | 396 | 45.1% | 346 | 42.5% | 338 | 43.3% | 353 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 803 | 90.6% | 857 | 91.7% | 795 | 90.0% | 799 | 90.9% | 736 | 90.4% | 701 | 89.9% | 679 | 88.2% |
Black: | 55 | 6.2% | 58 | 6.2% | 67 | 7.6% | 51 | 5.8% | 52 | 6.4% | 54 | 6.9% | 57 | 7.4% |
White: | 21 | 2.4% | 15 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.6% | 27 | 3.5% |
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: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 716 | 80.8% | 592 | 63.3% | 553 | 62.6% | 511 | 58.1% | 555 | 68.2% | 512 | 65.6% | 476 | 61.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 7.8% | 54 | 5.8% | 72 | 8.2% | 44 | 5.0% | 75 | 9.2% | 84 | 10.8% | 91 | 11.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.22 | 12.64 | 11.80 | 14.18 | 12.72 | 9.00 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 65.7% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 72.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 74.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 83.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 48.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 43.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 48.0% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 52.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 55.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 66.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 76.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 82.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 70.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 71.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 64.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 65.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 66.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 72.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 71.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 70.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 45.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 43.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 41.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 37.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 49.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 61.7% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 75.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 81.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 80.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 63.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 70.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 58.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 65.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 66.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 70.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.8% | 70.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 87.0% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 89.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 83.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 86.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.5% | 89.5% |
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* Robert N. Wilentz 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.