The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in Math. The lowest is 30% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Rose M. Lopez Elementary School
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School serves kindergarten through third grade in Perth Amboy, a small urban city in Middlesex County. Because the school stops at grade three, there is no graduation rate to report and no high school outcomes to consider. The school is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District, and it operates as a regular public school. A search for recent district-level changes turned up little, so this account focuses on what the school itself shows.
Perth Amboy is a dense, historically layered city on the Raritan Bay and Arthur Kill, with a diverse and majority-Hispanic population. The city has long been a point of entry for immigrants, and its residential neighborhoods are compact and integrated with commercial corridors. Public schools like Lopez are embedded in these neighborhoods rather than set apart on large campuses. Housing in the area shows a median value above the national benchmark, and the county market has seen a rise in active listings, which could give families more options if they are looking to buy. Rent levels and mortgage estimates suggest affordability pressures common across the region.
Lopez has a sizable enrollment for an early-elementary school, with a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the files reviewed. Given the school’s grade range, some of the usual academic metrics simply do not apply — the school has no data on college readiness, AP participation, or career pathways, because those are not part of the early elementary experience.
On the state assessments administered at the end of third grade, Lopez's results sit below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Middlesex County. In math, roughly three out of ten students scored at the proficient level, and in English language arts the share was similar, just under three in ten. These are the only tested grades the school covers, so there is no broader trend across multiple years to examine. A parent may want to discuss with the school how it supports foundational literacy and numeracy in the earlier grades and what interventions are in place for students who are not yet meeting the benchmark. The school’s average scale scores provide a reference point, but without participation-rate data it is hard to know how fully all students were represented in the results.
The school environment section had no information on discipline, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or course access. That leaves some basic questions about class size and daily operations unanswered. Families considering Lopez would need to gather those details directly from the school or district.
For a family living in Perth Amboy and looking for a neighborhood elementary school for the early years, Lopez provides a familiar urban setting within a district that feeds into later elementary and middle grades. The peer group is predominantly Hispanic and from low-income households, which may reflect the community many families already live in. The academic numbers are a soft spot, but the school serves only the youngest students, and proficiency at third grade is just one measure of what a school is doing. A parent who values strong early literacy and math foundations would want to ask about the school’s approach to instruction and support, rather than relying on these scores alone. Without data on student growth, the picture is incomplete. Given the limits of what is available, the school presents as a straightforward early elementary option in a dense, diverse city, with clear room for improvement on state assessments and a need for more transparency on the conditions inside the building.
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