William C. Mcginnis Middle School

271 State Street, Perth Amboy NJ, 8861 | Perth Amboy City School District | 732-376-6040
  • grades 5-8
  • students 1513
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 28% 46% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 16 in Perth Amboy
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
34%Perth Amboy
52%New Jersey

William C. Mcginnis Middle School is a school servicing grades 5 to 8 and is located in the district of "Perth Amboy City School District" in Perth Amboy, NJ. There are a total of 1,513 students and 114 teachers at William C. Mcginnis Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

William C. Mcginnis Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 28.0%, which is 46% lower than the New Jersey average.

William C. Mcginnis Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1513
Teachers114
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At William C. Mcginnis Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All18%
3n/a
4n/a
520%
613%
716%
823%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
538%
631%
739%
844%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

William C. Mcginnis Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 1.1% 2.4% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 5.1% 6.7% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 0.6% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 92.8% 90.0% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.2% 1.5% 3.1%

Perth Amboy demographics profile

StatisticPerth AmboyNew JerseyNational
Population51,5898,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)11,0661,21591
Median age34.839.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)43%56%55%
Speak English19%69%79%
Speak Spanish77%16%13%

Education level achieved in Perth Amboy

IndexPerth AmboyNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade69.6%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school64.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college33.8%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree20.0%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors14.9%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters3.8%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.9%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The William C. Mcginnis Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.