Samuel E. Shull Middle School
380 Hall Ave
Perth Amboy NJ, 08861, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-376-6060
Ranking: (1,638 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
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: | 89 | 95 | 96 | 82 | 84 | 94 | 84 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,384 | 1,424 | 1,411 | 1,386 | 1,365 | 1,356 | 1,406 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 343 | 24.8% | 351 | 24.6% | 349 | 24.7% | 339 | 24.5% | 343 | 25.1% | 372 | 27.4% | 341 | 24.3% |
Grade 6: | 350 | 25.3% | 330 | 23.2% | 344 | 24.4% | 336 | 24.2% | 309 | 22.6% | 297 | 21.9% | 345 | 24.5% |
Grade 7: | 323 | 23.3% | 352 | 24.7% | 343 | 24.3% | 291 | 21.0% | 316 | 23.2% | 327 | 24.1% | 330 | 23.5% |
Grade 8: | 340 | 24.6% | 364 | 25.6% | 344 | 24.4% | 353 | 25.5% | 337 | 24.7% | 304 | 22.4% | 329 | 23.4% |
Ungraded: | 28 | 2.0% | 27 | 1.9% | 31 | 2.2% | 67 | 4.8% | 60 | 4.4% | 56 | 4.1% | 61 | 4.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 700 | 50.6% | 719 | 50.5% | 731 | 51.8% | 702 | 50.6% | 713 | 52.2% | 725 | 53.5% | 740 | 52.6% |
Female: | 684 | 49.4% | 705 | 49.5% | 680 | 48.2% | 684 | 49.4% | 652 | 47.8% | 631 | 46.5% | 662 | 47.1% |
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: | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 1,200 | 86.7% | 1,241 | 87.1% | 1,219 | 86.4% | 1,184 | 85.4% | 1,177 | 86.2% | 1,175 | 86.7% | 1,215 | 86.4% |
Black: | 138 | 10.0% | 128 | 9.0% | 135 | 9.6% | 133 | 9.6% | 131 | 9.6% | 121 | 8.9% | 135 | 9.6% |
White: | 39 | 2.8% | 50 | 3.5% | 50 | 3.5% | 61 | 4.4% | 42 | 3.1% | 44 | 3.2% | 50 | 3.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,027 | 74.2% | 759 | 53.3% | 789 | 55.9% | 725 | 52.3% | 813 | 59.6% | 779 | 57.4% | 806 | 57.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 9.3% | 65 | 4.6% | 160 | 11.3% | 120 | 8.7% | 175 | 12.8% | 171 | 12.6% | 212 | 15.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.55 | 14.99 | 14.77 | 16.90 | 16.25 | 11.10 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 71.3% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 32.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 43.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.1% | 36.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.3% | 30.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 34.7% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 33.2% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 65.3% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 58.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 60.1% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 58.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 64.1% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 69.7% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 57.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 48.7% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.0% | 29.7% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 42.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 35.7% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 39.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 33.5% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 66.4% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 53.2% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 51.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 54.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 53.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 55.0% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 57.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 45.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 42.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 38.7% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 30.3% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.2% | 29.3% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.6% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 42.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 41.2% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 37.3% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 39.2% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 39.1% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 32.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 30.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 59.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 55.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 55.9% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 55.8% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 57.2% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 57.6% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 41.3% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 48.1% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 43.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 42.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 42.8% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 34.5% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 57.5% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 57.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 56.8% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 57.9% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.2% | 51.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 48.9% | 73.7% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 42.1% | 68.4% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 43.2% | 78.9% |
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* Samuel E. Shull Middle 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.